NAMI National Allliance on Mental Illness, Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening

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NAMI National Allliance on Mental Illness, Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening

Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 | On Target Page: Greater Pasco County, Land O'Lakes, Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce

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Thomas Scimone sat quietly in a folding chair along the wall inside NAMI Pasco's new headquarters. He watched his daughter, Pat Scimone-Almasy, and her fellow volunteers talk about continuing their push, fighting to help those who are mentally ill and their families.

The importance of the work that the National Allliance on Mental Illness does is not lost on Scimone, whose bipolar son was shot to death by an officer in New York. "It helps," Scimone said. "There will be a lot of people out there who will be aware of mental illness and all the other things out there. They can help. These people are all angels."

NAMI is a non-profit, volunteer organization that provides help for people with mental illnesses. NAMI Pasco was formed in 1988 under the name Alliance for the Mentally Ill of West Pasco. It became an affiliate of NAMI in 2005. Read more by Eddie Daniels of the Tampa Tribune Here

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