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2025 Calendar of Events and Projects
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Events
1. NAMI Family Support Group Meetings Thursday, February 20, 2025 Continuing the third Thursday of each month Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 2. Office of Behavioral Health Symposium Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Thursday, February 27, 2025 - virtual Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3. Founder's Day Celebration Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Sunday, March 16, 2025|3:00 p.m. Fredrick Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, Louisiana 4. Social Justice in Child Welfare Conference Grambling State University School of Social Work Thursday, March 20, 2025 Ruston Civic Center, Ruston, Louisiana 5. Annual Women's Forum Women's History Month Celebration Saturday, March 22, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Rocky Valley Baptist Church, Simsboro, Louisiana 6. NAMI Family-to-Family Classes April 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana www.namilouisiana.org 7. NAMI Louisiana Annual Conference Friday, April 2025 Baton Rouge, Louisiana www.namilouisiana.org 8. 17th Annual Senior Expo Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office Thursday, April 17, 2025|7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Ruston Sports Complex, Ruston, Louisiana 9. Mental Health Month Informational Display 39th Anniversary and Tardive Dyskinesia Week Recognition Thursday, May 1, 2025 - Saturday, May 31, 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 10. Mental Health Month Informational Display 39th Anniversary and Tardive Dyskinesia Week Recognition Thursday, May 1, 2025 - Saturday, May 31, 2025 Mount Zion Baptist Church, Grambling, Louisiana 11. NAMI Ruston 39th Anniversary Celebration Mental Health Month and Tardive Dyskinesia Recognition Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Library Event Center, Ruston, Louisiana www.namiruston.org 12. 2025 NAMI Annual Convention - NAMICon Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - Friday, June 13, 2025 - virtual www/nami.org/convention 13. Ruston Peach Festival Parade Saturday, June 2025 Downtown Ruston, Louisiana 14. Grambling Juneteenth Parade Saturday, June 2025 Downtown Grambling, Louisiana 15. Quarterly Session Saturday, June 28, 2025 Saint Paul Baptist Church, Bienville, Louisiana 16. Old Fashioned Prayer Meeting Minority Mental Health Month Celebration Saturday, July 2025 Rocky Valley Baptist Church, Simsboro, Louisiana 17, Louisiana State Convention Greater Louisiana Baptist Churches Sunday, July 20, 2025 - Thursday, July 24, 2025 University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, Louisiana 18. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Informational Display Monday, September 1, 2025 - Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 19. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Informational Display Monday, September 1, 2025 - Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Mount Zion Baptist Church, Grambling, Louisiana 20. NAMI Family-to-Family Class September 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 21. 6th Annual NAMI Walks/Ruston Mental Health Awareness and Fundraising Event Saturday, October 4, 2025, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lincoln Parish Park, Ruston, Louisiana www.namiruston.org 22. Mental Illness Awareness Week Informational Week Display Sunday, October 5, 2025 - Saturday, October 11, 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 23. 5th Annual Drive - Thru Fall Festival Friday, October 2025, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Serenity Springs Specialty Hospital, Ruston, Louisiana 24. Tea Time for the Cure Breast Cancer Awareness Month Recognition Sunday, October 2025, 3:00 --5:00 p.m. Arcadia Events Center, Arcadia, Louisiana 25. Halloween Celebration for Children October 2025 Downtown Grambling, Louisiana 26. Halloween Celebration for Children October 2025 Ruston Complex Center, Ruston, Louisiana 27. Greater Grambling Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet, TBA Fredrick D. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana 28. Managing the Holiday Blues Informational Display Monday, December 1, 2025 - Wednesday, December 31, 2025 Mount Zion Baptist Church, Grambling, Louisiana 29. Managing the Holiday Blues Informational Display Monday, December 1, 2025 - Wednesday, December 31, 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 30. Grambling Christmas Parade Saturday, December 2025 Downtown Grambling, Louisiana 31. Ruston Christmas Parade Saturday December 2025 Downtown Ruston, Louisiana 32. NAMI Ruston 2025 Annual Christmas Celebration Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Library Events Center, Ruston, Louisiana www.namiruston.org |
NAMI Classes, Presentations, and Meetings
Outreach to the General Public: 1. NAMI Family-to-Family Classes 2. NAMI Family Support Group Meetings 3. NAMI Family Support Group Meet and Grets 4. NAMI Family Support Group Mental Health Resource Fairs 5. NAMI Sharing Hope Presentations 6. NAMI Ruston FaithNet Projects 7. NAMI Ruston Tardive Dyskinesia Projects 8. NAMI Mental Health First Aid Classes Community Development Projects Outreach to Churches and Community, Business, Civic, and Educational Organizations: 1. Youth Mental Health Clinics 2. Public Mental Health Awareness 3. Faith-Based Mental Health Awareness 4. Peers, Families and Veterans' Educational and Supports 5. Housing, Medical, and Peer Support Referrals 6. Peers and Family Recognitions Outreach and Projects in Surrounding Parishes 1. Bienville 2. Claiborne 3. Jackson 4. Union 5. Webster 6. Ouachita 7. Lincoln Postsecondary Education Programs Outreach to North and central Louisiana Universities: 1. NAMI Ruston Postsecondary Education Peer Support Programs 2. Lunch and Learn Tardive Dyskinesia Seminars 3. NAMI Mental Health First Aid Classes Outreach Through Media Outlets Ruston (Louisiana) Daily Leader Newspaper 1. NAMI Notes bi-weekly column 2. Feature stories in Lincoln Life Magazine 3. Advertisements in Lincoln Life Magazine and Newspaper 4. Advertisement in Medical Directory 5. Advertisement in Business and Service Directory 6. Announcements or advertisements of events University radio stations 1. Public service announcements 2. Radio Talk Shows Television Stations 1. Announcements Websites www.namiruston.org (local) www.namiruston.org (state) www.nami.org (national) |