10 Reasons To Walk
My top 10 reasons for walking (in no particular order) from Ken Norton, NAMI NH Executive Director
- I walk to celebrate the Affordable Care Act and how it will reduce insurance practices which discriminate against mental illness and encourage integration between physical and mental health
- I walk because I am angry – angry that funding for mental health services in NH was cut and that our great state which was once rated as having the best mental health system in the country – has slipped so far. AND I walk because I am glad that Big Brother is watching and that the Federal DOJ is concerned about the deteriorating system of mental health care in NH
- I walk in gratitude and admiration to the dedicated mental health professionals who have focused their careers on working with people with serious emotional disorders, mental illness, and addiction
- I walk in solidarity with other families in NH and around the country who, like my own, have experienced the pain of watching a loved one suffer from mental illness
- I walk to support the research being done and to let people know we can fight mental illness with more funding for research
- I walk to raise money to support the important programs which NAMI NH offers to improve the lives of all those impacted by mental illness
- I walk because I am sad that like other medical illnesses mental illness can kill and I walk to remember those who have died before their time
- I walk to honor Veterans and members of our armed services who have suffered psychological distress as a result of their service to our country
- I walk to honor the courage of people with mental illness in battling a difficult illness and the courage of their families who love, support and advocate for them.
- I walk to promote a message of hope that treatment works and recovery from mental illness and substance abuse disorders is possible
I know you all have your own reasons for walking, please share them with family, friends, colleagues and ask them to support you in the Walk
