About NAMI Wisconsin

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI National) was founded in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1980. NAMI National is now an organization serving more than 200,000 people affected by mental illness. NAMI Wisconsin has 34 affiliates serving 40 counties throughout the state, with a membership of nearly 5,000 people.

Mental illness knows no gender, racial, ethnic, age, or economic boundaries, affecting one out of every five Wisconsin families. NAMI provides crucial information to persons affected by mental illness and their families and serves as their advocate on a state and national level.

Mission statement

The mission of NAMI Wisconsin is to improve the quality of life of people affected by mental illnesses and to promote recovery.

NAMI of Wisconsin will accomplish its mission through the following:

• Establishing local Affiliates in keeping with NAMI National’s principles and guidelines.
• Supporting Affiliates by providing follow-up advice and counsel; educational and training programs and materials; access to financial resources as appropriate; and by offering conferences, seminars, and presentations.
• Advocating at all levels of government and throughout the public sector.
• Promoting public education and understanding of mental illnesses.

Learn more about the
NAMI Wisconsin Consumer Council.

Contact us

Send us e-mail or contact us at our main office:

NAMI Wisconsin
4233 West Beltline Highway
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 268-6000
(800) 236-2988

NAMI Wisconsin
office staff and volunteers

Lannia Syren, Executive Director

Gail Auerbach
Kate Bahr
Bob Fox
Maria Hanson
Vaunceil Kruse
Jennie Lowenberg
Kurt Monson
Dennis Wilder

NAMI Wisconsin Board of Directors
2010-2011