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NAMI Clackamas urges use of 988 and peer support; local programs are free
Summary
Dave Hunt, executive director of NAMI Clackamas, briefed the Molalla City Council on local mental‑health resources including peer‑to‑peer and family classes, jail peer support, and the 988 crisis line; he invited volunteer support and promoted a free Parenting & Mental Health Conference on May 31.
Dave Hunt, executive director of NAMI Clackamas, gave a presentation to the Molalla City Council on May 14 about local mental‑health services and the 988 crisis line.
Hunt summarized prevalence statistics (roughly one in five residents experience a mental‑health condition) and local suicide statistics for Clackamas County. He described NAMI Clackamas programs: peer‑to‑peer and family‑to‑family eight‑week classes, multiple peer support groups (including Latinx and queer groups and a weekly peer group in the county jail), and free presentations to community groups. He emphasized that all NAMI services in the county are free, no diagnosis or insurance is required, and volunteer roles are available.
Hunt highlighted the 988 mental‑health crisis line, explaining how to call or text and that it connects callers to mental‑health professionals and, only in a small fraction of cases, to law enforcement. He encouraged council members and staff to publicize 988 to constituents and noted upcoming events (a parenting conference May 31, a walk and fundraising events).
Councilors and attendees thanked NAMI for outreach and for programming aimed at youth and families. Hunt said registration information is available online and reiterated that certain events (e.g., the parenting conference) are not recorded to protect participant privacy.
