NAMI Piedmont Virginia

09/29/2025

NAMI ASK the EXPERT Presentation:

NAMI Ask the Expert Presents:
New Perspectives on Lithium

Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. ET

When it comes to treatments for bipolar disorder, lithium can be an encouraging option.

Join us for our upcoming NAMI Ask the Expert webinar. This month’s session will be a presentation and Q&A with Dr. Jonathan Meyer, a psychopharmacology expert, professor, and author. You’ll learn about:

New ideas around lithium’s unique benefits

New understanding of its reproductive and renal safety

The future of lithium mimetics that may harness its core mechanism but without the adverse effects

Whether you’re a family member or someone in recovery, this webinar will provide practical tools and insights to support success.

Reserve your spot today and submit your questions for our guest experts through the registration form!

REGISTER NOW

A 90-minute discussion of new ideas around lithium’s unique benefits, new understandings of its reproductive and renal safety, and the future of lithium mimetics that may harness its core mechanism but without the adverse effects.

09/29/2025

NAMI Piedmont IN-PERSON Support Group Meetings



WHAT:



Connections: A support group for individuals living with a

mental health challenge WILL NO LONGER HAVE

Saturday Meetings due to a lack of attendance.



Family Support Group: A support group for family members

of an individual with mental health concerns.



WHEN: Saturday, September 27th

3:30 – 5:30 PM



WHERE: Fauquier Hospital

500 Hospital Dr.

Warrenton, VA, 20186



Sycamore Room – A.







*** Please use the Main Hospital Entrance ***

Directions to the Sycamore Rooms:

1.) Facing the hospital desk at the main entrance,

go Right.

2.) Then take the next Right.

3.) After that, take the next Left.

4.) Go down a long hallway to the rooms.

R – R – L 😊



OTHER:

No registration is required for the Family Support

Group Meeting.

*** Please bring a jacket or sweater, because the

Sycamore Room is often very cool. ***

07/14/2025

NAMI Piedmont Elections


It is time to begin considering whether you would like to

become a NAMI Piedmont Officer or Board Member.

Elections for these positions will be held in September.



The following positions will be open for election:

President Secretary

Vice-President 3 Board Member seats

Treasurer



Many volunteers with NAMI Piedmont have found great

fulfillment in participating in an endeavor which greatly

affects their life. For some it is a way of paying it forward

and for others a way to feel they are doing something

purposeful while they are trying to understand / handle

their travel on their own mental health journey…whether

a Family Member or Peer.



More details on the NAMI Piedmont Elections and how to

apply for the above-mentioned positions will be e-mailed

next week.

07/14/2025

NAMI Ask the Expert



NAMI Ask the Expert’s upcoming presentation is

Understanding Stress, Distress, and Trauma. It

will be held online Thursday, July 24th, from

4:00 – 5:30 PM.



To learn more details about this worthwhile presentation

and how to register for it, please read the information

below.

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NAMI Ask the Expert Presents:
Understanding Stress, Distress and Trauma

Thursday, July 24, 2025 | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. ET
All brain functioning is “state-dependent” – cognition, emotional, social, and motor functioning shift with the internal state of the individual.

In this presentation, professor, clinician and researcher Dr. Bruce Perry will focus on exploring principles of state-dependent functioning and the key neural systems that mediate each person’s stress-response capabilities.

He will then explain how unpredictable and overwhelming stress, distress, and trauma impact an individual’s functioning and the implications for brain development in children.

Reserve your spot today and submit your questions for our guest expert through the registration form!

REGISTER NOW
Our Guest Expert

Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Perry is the Principal of the Neurosequential Network and a Professor (Adjunct) at the School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.



Over the last thirty years, Dr. Perry has been an active teacher, clinician and researcher in children’s mental health and the neurosciences holding a variety of academic positions. His work on the impact of abuse, neglect and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs and policy across the world. Dr. Perry is the author, with Maia Szalavitz, of The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog, a bestselling book based on his work with maltreated children and Born For Love: Why Empathy is Essential and Endangered. Dr. Perry's most recent book, What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (2021), co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, has been translated into 26 languages and has been on the New York Times Bestseller list for over 100 weeks after becoming #1 on the list in April of 2021.

www.nami.org/asktheexpert

This webinar will be recorded.

07/14/2025

NAMI Piedmont ONLINE Support Group Meetings / Other

er

WHAT: *** Meetings must be registered for. ***





Connections: An ONLINE support group for individuals living

with a mental health challenge.

WHEN: Monday, July 14th / 6:30 – 8:30 PM







Family Support Group: An ONLINE support group for family

members of individuals living with a

mental health concern.

WHEN: Tuesday, July 15th / 6:30 – 8:30 PM





WHERE: Online /Zoom



REGISTER: All online support group meetings are free, but

MUST be registered for.

Contact Kathy Weigel at:

[email protected]

or https://namipiedmontva.org/ (Scroll down to

Contact Us)

06/28/2025

*** The Connections Meeting is Cancelled! ***

Family Support Group Meeting is Tomorrow!


NAMI Piedmont IN-PERSON Support Group Meetings



WHAT:



Connections: A support group for individuals with a

mental health challenge.



Family Support Group: A support group for family members

of an individual with mental health concerns.



WHEN: Saturday, June 28th

3:30 – 5:30 PM



WHERE: Fauquier Hospital

500 Hospital Dr.

Warrenton, VA, 20186



Connections: CANCELLED



Family Support Group: Sycamore Room – A.







*** Please use the Main Hospital Entrance ***

Directions to the Sycamore Rooms:

1.) Facing the hospital desk at the main entrance,

go Right.

2.) Then take the next Right.

3.) After that, take the next Left.

4.) Go down a long hallway to the rooms.

R – R – L 😊



OTHER:

No registration is required for the In-Person Support

Group Meetings.

*** Please bring a jacket or sweater, because the

Sycamore Rooms often are very cool. ***

06/09/2025

SEE Center June Calendar



Please go to the NAMI Piedmont website to learn about all

of the exciting offerings at the SEE Center in June.

https://namipiedmontva.org/

06/09/2025

NAMI Piedmont Elections



It is time to begin considering whether you would like to

become a NAMI Piedmont Officer or Board Member.

Elections for these positions will be held in September.



The following positions will be open for election:

President Secretary

Vice-President 3 Board Member seats

Treasurer



Many volunteers with NAMI Piedmont have found great

fulfillment in participating in an endeavor which greatly

affects their life. For some it is a way of paying it forward

and for others a way to feel they are doing something

purposeful while they are trying to understand / handle

their travel on their own mental health journey…whether

a Family Member or Peer.



More details on the NAMI Piedmont Elections and how to

apply for the above-mentioned positions will be e-mailed

next week.

06/09/2025

NAMI Piedmont ONLINE Support Group Meetings / Other



WHAT: *** Meetings must be registered for. ***





Connections: An ONLINE support group for individuals living

with a mental health challenge.

WHEN: Monday, June 9th / 6:30 – 8:30 PM (TODAY)







Family Support Group: An ONLINE support group for family

members of individuals living with a

mental health concern.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 10th / 6:30 – 8:30 PM (TOMORROW)





WHERE: Online /Zoom



REGISTER: All online support group meetings are free, but

MUST be registered for.

Contact Kathy Weigel at:

[email protected]

or https://namipiedmontva.org/ (Scroll down to

Contact Us)

05/31/2025

*** The Connections Meeting is Cancelled! ***



NAMI Piedmont IN-PERSON Support Group Meetings



WHAT:



Connections: A support group for individuals with a

mental health challenge.



Family Support Group: A support group for family members

of an individual with mental health concerns.



WHEN: Saturday, May 31st (TOMORROW)

3:30 – 5:30 PM



WHERE: Fauquier Hospital

500 Hospital Dr.

Warrenton, VA, 20186

05/12/2025

NAMI Piedmont Walk Captain



NAMI Piedmont is searching for an individual to

lead our 2025 NAMI Piedmont Walk and Walk

Teams. If you are interested in taking on this

fun activity for our affiliate, or wish to know more

about this event, please contact Kathy Weigel at:

[email protected]