Coordinating
activities of NAMI Missouri Affiliates in Missouri and serving as a
state organization of NAMI.
Serving as an
information collection and dissemination center within the State of
Missouri.
Monitoring existing
mental health care facilities, staff, and programming for adequacy and accountability.
Promoting new and
revision of existing legislation at state level.
Fostering public
education about mental illness.
Advocating for quality
institutional and non-institutional care and individualized treatment of
the mentally ill.
Promoting community
support programs, including appropriate living arrangements linked with
supportive social, vocational rehabilitation and employment programs.
Promoting research
(preventive, alternate modalities of treatment, rehabilitation and
cure).
Improving private and
governmental funding for mental health facilities and services, care and
treatment, and residential and research programs.
Forming a liaison with
national and other state mental illness organizations related with
health organizations.
Delineating and
enforcing patient and family rights.
Soliciting and
receiving funds in support of functions of the Organization.
Encouraging and aiding
in the formation of Affiliates throughout the State of Missouri.
