NAMI Miami

💚✨ Exciting news! Submissions are now open for the 2026 Reel Minds Mental Health Film Festival!

Following the incredible success of our 2025 Reel Minds Mental Health Film Festival, we’re back and aiming to make 2026 even bigger and better! We’re now accepting short films for this year’s festival. If you have a powerful story about mental health, we want to see it.

And fresh off the energy of the 2026 Walk for Mental Health Awareness, we’re more inspired than ever to amplify voices and share stories that spark change.

🎬 Submission deadline: August 30th, 2026

For official rules and to submit your short film, scan the QR code below or visit FilmFreeway.com/MiamiMentalHealthFilmFestival.

Let’s continue the conversation and break the stigma — one film at a time. ✨💚

💙✨ A heartfelt thank you to the pheNAMInal sponsors who supported the 2026 NAMI Miami-Dade Walk for Mental Health Awareness!

Thanks to the generosity and support of our sponsors, we brought our community together for an incredible morning dedicated to mental health awareness, connection, and hope at loanDepot Park. Their partnership helps us continue expanding access to free education, support, advocacy, and mental health resources across Miami-Dade.

Thank you to:
✨ Agape, Supporting Sponsor
✨ Univision, In-Kind Sponsor
✨ Happy Coffee, In-Kind Sponsor

We are so grateful for your support and commitment to mental health for all. ✨💙

💚✨ Ready to take the next step in your mental health journey?

Join NAMI Miami-Dade for Peer-to-Peer — a free, four-week course for adults living with mental health conditions.

Led by trained facilitators with lived experience, Peer-to-Peer offers a safe, judgment-free space to explore your recovery, build skills, and connect with others who understand. Each session empowers you with tools for self-awareness, stress management, goal-setting, communication, and more — all while fostering hope, connection, and community.

📅 Dates: 07/14 - 08/06 | Every Tuesday and Thursday
⏰ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | via Zoom
📬 RSVP now to save your spot!
👉 Register at Bit.ly/NAMIMiamiP2P

Come as you are — grow at your own pace. ✨💚

💙✨ Every donation makes a real impact

At the 2026 NAMI Miami-Dade Walk for Mental Health Awareness, every dollar given helps turn compassion into action.

From connecting individuals to support groups, to providing youth mental health education, peer mentoring, and su***de prevention training—your support directly funds life-changing programs across our community.

Today is the final day to donate, and we’re so close to reaching our $425,000 fundraising goal.

Take a look at the flyer to see how your donation can make a difference at every level—and if you’re able, please consider giving today.

Donate at NAMIWalks.org/Miami and help us continue building a community where no one has to face mental health alone. ✨💙

💚✨💬 You’re invited to our June Ask the Expert speaker meeting!

Join us on Thursday, June 25th, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm for a meaningful Pride Month conversation titled “Coming Out and Mental Health: The Emotional Journey.”

We’re joined this month by Melissa Cruz, LMHC, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in South Florida at Buxani Counseling Care, who will help guide this important conversation.

This presentation explores the emotional and mental health journey of coming out, helping us better understand identity, sexuality, and gender as deeply personal and ongoing experiences. It also highlights the challenges many LGBTQ+ individuals may face, including shame, rejection, family dynamics, cultural stigma, and minority stress.

Alongside these realities, we’ll also focus on hope and healing, including practical tools for coping, building safety, finding support, and creating affirming environments where individuals feel seen, accepted, and empowered.

This event is free and open to all, especially welcoming to anyone looking to better understand, support, or engage in conversations around mental health and identity.

📅 Date: Thursday, June 25th
⏰ Time: 6:00–7:00 pm
👉 Register now: Bit.ly/AskTheExpertJune2026

We look forward to learning and connecting with you. 💬✨💚

💙✨ The impact of NAMI Miami-Dade is best told by the people whose lives have been touched by our programs, support groups, education, and community.

Today, we’re sharing stories from members of our NAMI Miami-Dade family whose experiences remind us why this work matters and why mental health support must remain accessible to everyone who needs it.

As we make our final push toward our $425,000 fundraising goal, we invite you to take a moment to read their stories and reflect on the difference that compassionate support, education, and connection can make.

Every donation helps NAMI Miami-Dade continue providing free mental health programs, support groups, education, and advocacy throughout our community. Together, we can ensure that more individuals and families find the support, hope, and understanding they deserve.

We’re so close to the finish line, and every gift brings us one step closer.
Donate today at NAMIWalks.org/Miami. ✨💙

💚✨ Congrats to Lucy Pena – Our next Walk Star of the 2026 Walk Season!

We’re excited to celebrate Lucy from My Psychiatrist, who officially earned Walk Star status by raising over $1,000 in support of the 2026 NAMI Miami-Dade Walk for Mental Health Awareness! Her dedication to supporting mental health and rallying his community is truly inspiring.

By reaching this milestone, Lucy is helping raise awareness, reduce stigma, and fund critical programs that provide free mental health support, education, advocacy, and resources across Miami-Dade.

Even though Walk Day has passed, there’s still time to make an impact! We’re continuing to fundraise as we work toward reaching this year’s goal, and every donation helps make a difference in our community.

Want to become a Walk Star? It’s not too late! Raise $1,000 or more during the 2026 Walk season and earn this special recognition while helping support mental health for all.

👉 Donate or continue fundraising at NAMIWalks.org/Miami

Thank you, Lucy, for leading with heart and helping move this mission forward ✨💚

💙✨ As the 2025–2026 school year comes to a close, we’re proud to celebrate the impact of our Ending the Silence team!

This school year, NAMI Miami-Dade delivered more than 40 Ending the Silence presentations, reaching over 2,000 students, educators, and community members across Miami-Dade schools and organizations.

Thank you to our dedicated presenters and community partners for helping us bring mental health education, awareness, and hope to so many individuals throughout our community.

Now booking FREE Ending the Silence presentations for Fall 2026! If you’re interested in bringing this powerful mental health education program to your school or organization, contact us or submit a request at Bit.ly/NAMIMiamiETS.

Together, we can continue to break stigma and create conversations that support mental wellness for all. ✨💙

💚✨ A heartfelt thank you to the pheNAMInal sponsors who supported the 2026 NAMI Miami-Dade Walk for Mental Health Awareness!

Thanks to the generosity and support of our sponsors, we brought our community together for an incredible morning dedicated to mental health awareness, connection, and hope at loanDepot Park. Their partnership helps us continue expanding access to free education, support, advocacy, and mental health resources across Miami-Dade.

Thank you to:
✨ District 7: Commissioner Raquel Regalado, Supporting Sponsor
✨ Bank United, Supporting Sponsor
✨ Law Enforcement Psychological & Counseling Associates, Inc. (LEPCA), Supporting Sponsor

We are so grateful for your support and commitment to mental health for all. ✨💚