NAMI August 15 Kerrville meeting set to focus on NARCAN

The National Alliance on Mental Health-Kerrville’s August meeting will feature guest speaker Phillip D. Taylor, Prevention Project Coordinator with the Hill Country Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse.  The August 15 event’s topic centers around NARCAN, an over the counter treatment to restore breathing in an opioid emergency.

NAMI Kerrville meetings begin at 6 p.m. at the Dietert Center, 451 Guadalupe Street in Kerrville in the Take Five Room.  Meetings are open to the public, and there is no charge to attend.

NAMI-Kerrville is an affiliate of both NAMI Texas and NAMI US.  The local group meets on the third Thursday of the month and hosts a speaker or a program.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness was formed in 1979 and is a state and national organization with local affiliates.  NAMI is focused on supporting families and caregivers, educating families and the community about mental illness, advocating for public policy, and supporting research.  The Kerrville affiliate was organized in 1989, as a nonprofit with 501(c)3 status, to serve Kerr County and the surrounding counties.

For more information, contact the organization at nami_kerrville@yahoo.com.