Mission
NAMI NEW JERSEY (NAMI NJ) IS A STATEWIDE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS. THROUGH EDUCATION, SUPPORT, ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAMS NAMI NJ FOSTERS UNDERSTANDING ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS, CONFRONTS STIGMA OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL DISORDERS, ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT BENEFIT THOSE AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS, AND PROMOTES RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.