What is NAMI Springfield?
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI Springfield, founded in 1981, is the local affiliate for NAMI in the Springfield, Illinois, area. We are a grassroots, not-for-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness, and the lives of their families and friends. We work together to meet the NAMI mission through support, education, advocacy, and research.