Within a few years, there were 18 affiliates across Maryland. The board of directors adopted NAMI Maryland as the new name for The Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Maryland effective October 18, 1997. NAMI Maryland is now more clearly associated with our national organization. Our annual conventions help educate and inform our members and others interested in the welfare of persons with mental illness in Maryland. Our conventions usually feature speakers on issues currently affecting those with mental illness, as well as lectures by key researchers on the latest news on advances in research on neurological brain disorders.
Workshops span a wide range of topics of interest.
We publish a quarterly newsletter. NAMI Maryland usually has several state-wide projects active at any given time. To Family Education Program Past projects include outreach to minorities and a project to strengthen our affiliates. This document was prepared by Janet Edelman.