Privacy & Legal
Welcome to NAMI Dubuque (National Alliance on Mental Illness).
Our mission is to bring stigma-free brain and mental health efforts to the forefront allowing our expanding service areas to be compassionate communities where those with lived and shared experience, can thrive. We focus on education, support and advocacy for peers and their families.
We DO NOT:
Diagnose, prescribe, treat with licensure clinical therapy, provide crisis stabilization services, provide medication management, homeless services, respite care, emergency shelter services, disability home-care rehabilitation services or rehabilitation employment support. We do not provide direct probation services or legal aid. We cannot, by law, be named as a licensed clinical provider.
We DO:
Believe in community support, as all of our programs and services are free of charge.
NAMI Dubuque provides interim care (non-clinical) by way of support groups, education classes, materials, presentations and programming using evidence based models.
NAMI Dubuque programs are of "free-will" and we welcome your participation in our programs!
We CANNOT:
Endorse political candidates nor fund lobbying efforts.
We DO NOT:
Discriminate. All are welcome. Our program model is built upon our national brand's
medical team and under their advisement. For inquires about the creation of signature programs, please inquire at our national office.
We ARE:
A grassroots mental health nonprofit. We solely operate within the scope of our bylaws and registered nonprofit status. We are happy to recommend other agencies should you need unique services independent of NAMI Dubuque. Our services are free, confidential and we do not sell our mailing lists, donor/supporter contact information or personal participant information. For a copy of our privacy policy, please inquire.
NAMI Dubuque has been incorporated since 1996 and we are a 501(c)(3).
NAMI Dubuque Peer-Run Wellness Center Comfort & Safety Contract
These guidelines are to help us create a safe, recovery oriented space for everyone. All visitors, volunteers & staff are expected to follow guidelines.
1. We agree to maintain confidentiality at the center and outside of the center: What is said at NAMI, and in groups/programs, stays at NAMI. If we see each other away from NAMI, we will not mention how we know each other unless agreed upon. We will not speak negatively about someone who is not present.
2. We will show respect for others by being polite and accepting individual differences including gender, race, sexuality, ethnicity and belief systems. If you are angry about something, do not take that anger out on someone else.
3. We respect other people’s boundaries by: always asking before touching/hugging someone. NAMI is a welcoming community, not a place to find a date or trade goods and services.
4. We take care of our own belongings: NAMI is not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen items.
5. We will not bring firearms, alcohol or recreational drugs to NAMI, nor will we be under the influence of alcohol or illegal substances while attending NAMI programs. This is a Zero Tolerance zone for behaviors or criminal acts while intoxicated. Your prescribed medications are allowed for personal use.
6. We will maintain a neat and clean space at NAMI Dubuque: We will clean up our own messes or ask for assistance when necessary.
7. We respect the Wellness Center and others by respectfully, when smoking, use the outside smoking area and keep the area clean with proper disposal in the designated areas.
8. We settle disagreements through discussion and mediation: We may also agree to disagree. We will be respectful with our words and actions and speak to NAMI staff with any issues that may arise.
I agree that we need to follow the comfort and safety contract in order to provide a safe, recovery oriented space for us to socialize and manage our mental health. Our goal is to be as inclusive as possible for people who live with the challenges of mental health conditions and substance use disorders. When an individual is unable to follow the safety contract, they may be asked by NAMI Staff to leave the center for the day and they will be informed when they can return.