NAMI Smarts for Advocacy
Mon, Jan 26
|Norwalk
This training for youth, adults and adults who work with youth, helps anyone turn their passion and lived experience with mental health conditions or other issues into skillful grassroots advocacy. Offered FREE for the Norwalk Community by Positive Directions for The Norwalk Partnership.
Time & Location
Jan 26, 2026, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Norwalk, 11 Belden Ave, Norwalk, CT 06850, USA
About the event
This FREE advocacy training is provided by TNP for Norwalk adults & teens who wants to learn how to be an effective public policy advocate, particularly in the areas of prevention, mental health promotion, and youth services. The training uses the NAMI Smarts for Advocacy curriculum, and is presented by trainers from Catalyst CT | The Hub and Kids in Crisis. Light refreshments will be provided.
NAMI Smarts for Advocacy is a skill-building training that helps people affected by mental health conditions and other turn their passion and lived experience into skillful grassroots advocacy. The workshop engages participants in hands-on learning to build and strengthen skills to engage in issue advocacy. Whether someone is new to advocacy or has years of experience, people will leave the workshop with messages, step-by-step tools, and the practice they need to feel ready to make a difference.
NAMI Smarts for Advocacy begins with its core…