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San Diegans are invited to stroll collectively for psychological well being on the annual San Diego NAMI Walks and Psychological Wellness Expo this Saturday, April 27, 2024. This 12 months’s theme is “I’m NAMIWALKS.”
The free occasion, organized by the Nationwide Alliance on Psychological Sickness in partnership with the County’s Well being and Human Providers Company, kicks off Psychological Well being Issues Month which occurs each Might.
Neighborhood members are invited to affix native organizations in elevating consciousness about psychological well being, addressing the stigma surrounding psychological well being matters and coming collectively to let others know they don’t seem to be alone.
“Yearly, the NAMIWalks provides us an unimaginable alternative for our communities to return collectively and take a second to consider our psychological well being and the way we are able to help each other,” mentioned Dr. Luke Bergmann, Director of County Behavioral Well being Providers. “This weekend kicks off Psychological Well being Issues Month which reminds us that caring for our emotional well-being is essential day-after-day.”
The day begins with a no-cost neighborhood stroll round Preble Discipline in NTC Park at Liberty Station. The stroll begins at 8:15 a.m. following opening remarks.
A Psychological Wellness Expo is open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and can characteristic greater than 100 exhibitor cubicles providing sources for households, kids, navy members and veterans, and hands-on actions that may assist enhance psychological well being.
Cubicles hosted by the County embrace an affirmation potting station, stigma busting photograph sales space, Naloxone distribution, face portray, a kids’s exercise sales space and Tai-Chi demonstrations.
To register for the NAMIWalks and Psychological Wellness Expo, go to the occasion web site.
In case you or somebody you understand is experiencing a psychological well being problem, name the Entry and Disaster Line at 1-888-724-7240. Extra sources are additionally obtainable on the County BHS Sources webpage and the It’s As much as Us SD web site that additionally features a listing of different actions surrounding Psychological Well being Issues Months.