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Mission, Purpose, & Outreach | LA Resources
Harriet Shetler and Beverly Young started NAMI in Madison, Wisconsin. Both mothers had schizophrenia-diagnosed kids and were "weary of being blamed for their sons' mental condition." The women sought out others who shared their worries about the scarcity of resources available and the treatment of persons living with mental illness. The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill was founded in 1979 after the first conference to address these mental health challenges. Due to concerns that the term National Allia