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Get Your Depressed Bakery Fix at These Local Sweet Spots
Eat your cake and boost mental health awareness, too.
"...to the list of Depressed Cake Shops. Sales benefit NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Central Texas...."

May 15, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

The Austin Women Dispelling Stigma and Moving Mental Health Issues Forward
From Sheriff Sally Hernandez to state Rep. Celia Israel, local women are changing the conversation
"...Texas division of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Ranus explained: "Here we were making sure she had..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

How Austin Handles Mental Health Emergencies
Police, EMS, and Integral Care work together to serve people in psychiatric crisis
"...According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), nearly 10 million adults in the United States are..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Miles From Nowhere: A Novel
This debut novel is a brutal portrait of a Korean-American teenager living on the streets
"...Miles From Nowhere: A Novelby Nami Mun Riverhead, 304 pp., $21.95..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Books Review by Elizabeth Jackson

Mental Health Crisis Plan Still Lags Behind Austin’s Needs
Trying to change how the emergency response apparatus handles mental health calls
"...and responding to indicators of a mental health crisis; NAMI Central Texas also provides a one-hour session that includes..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Depressed Cake Shop Aims to Make Talking About Mental Health Delicious
NAMI Central Texas, local bakers inspire important conversations
"...run by English PR specialist Emma Thomas in 2013, NAMICTX dove into the event about five years ago with..."

May 6, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

L’Oca d’Oro Reopens, ACC Bristol-Joseph Scholarships Activate, Chocolate In General FTW, and Small Mercies Everywhere …
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...May. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and so NAMI Central Texas will once again be sponsoring the Depressed..."

April 28, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dell Medical School Team Unveils Plans to Reinvent Austin State Hospital
Rising from the ashes of the aging mental hospital
"...Jan. 28 forum at the medical school, co-presented by NAMI Austin, many attendees came from that latter group –..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Amplify Austin 2015: Mental Healing
Bringing action to mental health awareness
"...•NAMI Education, advocacy, and support for those affected by mental..."

March 4, 2015 News Post by Tamar Price

City of Austin "Major Events" Roster
The city lists over 400 days’ worth of events from the Commitment Day 5K on Jan. 1 to the New Year’s Celebration on Dec. 31. The full list is posted here.
"...Marathon Relay9/22/20139/22/2013 Craft Brewer's Festival9/28/20139/28/2013 Farmers Market (every Saturday)9/28/20139/28/2013 NAMI 5K9/28/20139/28/2013 Pecan St Fest - Fall9/28/20139/29/2013 Luke's Locker Downtown..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature

The Top 10 Censored Stories of 2000
The news stories that didn't make the mainstream press in 2000
"...revealed that the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), a nonprofit advocacy group that calls itself "a grassroots..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Karynn M. Fish

With Mental Health Diversion Center Forthcoming, Sheriff Still Wants More Humane Jail Facilities
Can healing happen in jail?
"...relatively new hire. In her previous work with nonprofit NAMI Central Texas, she talked with families about their experiences..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

The Merry Month of May’s Depressed Cake Shop, Celebratory Cinco de Mayo, Julep-Joltin’ Kentucky Derby, and the Visual Delights of Craft Beer Packaging
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...awareness and encourage mental health conversations, with sales benefiting NAMI Central Texas. All the baked goods feature an element..."

May 3, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Set Supper Club Auction to Benefit People Experiencing Homelessness
Win a 1:1 pastry class with Erin McDowell and support the unhoused
"...service of that goal, they hosted dinners partnering with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), discussing suicidality and stigmatization..."

July 17, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

Qmmunity: Pride Week Commences
Party with Qmmunity, That Time of the Month, and Andy Campbell
"...Mental Health Workshop for Loved Ones NAMI and Austin Pride talk about mental health. Tue., Aug...."

Aug. 2, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Mental Health Care Meltdown: Is There Room for Hope?
Austin police and mental health advocates make recommendations for patching Travis County's tattered safety net.

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Mental Health Care Meltdown
The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Public Notice
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, among other things, and "Public Notice" wants you to feel the love.
"...Are You Into It? program (4-H) and support groups (NAMI). We don't get a lot of info from either..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

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