FIDELITY LETTER

1. 309 West MillbrookRoad, suite 121
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 Phone: 919-788-0801 Fax: 919-
788-0906 Web: naminc.org
Email:mail@naminc.org
Helpline:800-451-9682
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mitchell Gatewood, email: mitchellgatewood@outlook.com, phone:(704)299-0384
Mitchell Gatewood is trained to lead NAMI Recovery Support Group Program in
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County
Charlottte, NC (Date) - The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) North Carolina has recently
completed training new NAMI Connection recovery support group facilitators. NAMI Connection is a
weekly recovery support group for people living with mental illness in which people learn from each
others' experiences, share coping strategies, and offer each other encouragement and understanding.
Mitchell Gatewood from Charlotte, NC was certified to be a facilitator at a training that was held in
Raleigh, NC on (11/8-9/2014. The training event is designed for facilitators to learn and practice specific
skills that will guarantee a meaningful support group experience for all participants.
After the training event, certified facilitators know how to encourage the group to make room for all of
its voices; short-circuit personal sagas; engage the group in subjects of collective interest; encourage
collective thought; and circumvent negative interactions by identifying common ground for real
discussion among group participants.
NAMI Connection is a recovery support group for adults with mental illness regardless of their
diagnosis. Every group is offered free of charge and meets weekly for 90 minutes. All support group
facilitators live in recovery from mental illness.
To find a list of locations for all NAMI Connection meetings, visit nami.org/connection, call the NAMI
NC Helpline at 800-451-9682, or send an email to namincorg or bpiper@naminc.org
For 30 years, NAMI North Carolina has provided free support groups, education programs, and
advocacy efforts throughout North Carolina. NAMI NC is the state's largest grassroots mental health
organization dedicated to promoting recovery and optimizing the quality of life for those living with
mental illness. Founded in 1984, NAMI NC has become North Carolina's voice on mental illness,
serving 34 local affiliates across North Carolina, who join together to meet the NAMI mission. For more
information on programs, our advocacy efforts and the 34 affiliate organizations in North Carolina, visit
our website at naminc.org
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