DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 15, 2022) — Before the pandemic, in any given year, one in five people in the United States reported having a mental-health condition. Mental-health experts suggest the figure is now two in five, or even higher. Every year, NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, brings together hundreds of people to raise mental health awareness and funds through NAMIWalks. This year’s walk is Saturday, September 17.
WHAT: NAMIWalks Your Way Greater Mississippi Valley
WHERE: Veterans Memorial Park, Bettendorf
WHEN: Saturday, September 17 (Pre-walk activities including sponsor booths, live music, dog tent, kid zone, clowns and team photos begin at 8AM; 5K walk begins at 9:30AM along the bike path)
WHO: Hundreds of residents and mental health advocates
To join NAMIWalks Your Way, visit namiwalks.org/greatermississippivalley. There is no registration fee, but fundraising is encouraged. Registration also is available on-site Saturday, and donations will be collected. One-hundred percent of funds raised support NAMI GMV’s free mental-health education and support programs designed to help families work toward recovery.
NAMI GMV is part of the nation’s largest grassroots mental-health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
