Welcome to NAMI NKY!

NAMI Northern Kentucky, Inc. is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Inc., and NAMI Kentucky, Inc.

NAMI Northern Kentucky, Inc. generally uses the name NAMI NKY.

NAMI NKY offers education, support, and advocacy to:

• Families and friends of individuals with mental illness, and
• Individuals with mental illness.

NAMI NKY provides pamphlets, classes, support groups, and newsletters. We also offer telephone referrals to other helpful resources. We work towards employment of those with mental illnesses, acting as Family Advocate for the IPS supported employment program operated by NorthKey Community Care.

NAMI NKY addresses those serious and persistent brain disorders, which are commonly called mental illnesses. These illnesses include:

• Schizophrenia
• Panic Disorder
• Schizoaffective Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Major Depression
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depression)
• Borderline Personality Disorder.

Physicians are often reluctant to label a young child with the diagnosis of a major mental illness. Therefore, NAMI also addresses:

• Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD).

Many adults and teens with mental illness also have addictions. Common co-occurring addictions are alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. Addictions can mask the co-occurring mental illness. Both addiction and mental illness need treatment to achieve recovery.

NAMI NKY serves eight counties in the Northern Kentucky area. The covered counties are:

• Boone • Carroll
•Kenton • Campbell • Owen
• Gallatin • Pendleton
• Grant

NAMI NKY serves the communities served by NorthKey Community Care. NorthKey is the Northern Kentucky organization charged by the state of Kentucky to offer Mental Health and Mental Retardation services in the region.

MENTAL ILLNESS IS AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY BRAIN DISORDER - ALL ARE WELCOME