Local mental health resources, NAMI Coastal Virginia

PORSTMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The National Alliance of Mental Health (NAMI) Coastal Virginia offers accessible education and does advocacy work for mental health.

NAMI Coastal Virginia is an organization of people who have been affected by mental illness, including families, friends and individuals.

They have support groups, classes and socials to help individuals connect and engage with peers who have also dealt with mental health. Click here to find out ways to get involved.

Board President Susannah Uroskie spoke to Digital Host Sarah Goode at the Digital Desk. Watch the conversation in the video player on this page.

Here’s a list of other local organizations focused on mental health:

• Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board
• Norfolk Community Services Board
• Virginia Beach Community Services Board
• CHKD: Mental Health Community Resources in Hampton Roads for Children and Youth

For information on programs, events, presentations and support groups the National Alliance on Mental Illness offers, click here .

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the Suicide Prevention Line at 1-800-273-TALK.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or visiting 988lifeline.org . If you are trying to reach a 988 call center in Virginia using an out-of-state area code, you can call 703-752-5263.

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