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Background:   The National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City, Inc. (NAMI-NYC) is a peer-based and -led grassroots organization that helps families and individuals affected by mental illness. NAMI-NYC is the only non-profit in NYC providing direct support to family members caring for loved ones with mental illness, providing education, advocacy, and support to them as well as to individuals living with mental illness . Serving the community for over 40 years, NAMI-NYC has touched thousands of lives – including more than 20,000 individuals in 2024. One in five Americans live with mental illness. NAMI-NYC’s 32 staff members and more than 330 volunteers understand the complexity of mental health issues because they too have lived with or supported a loved one with mental illness. This experience allows the staff to convey what they have learned to those who seek out NAMI-NYC’s services through peer-led evidence-based education classes for individuals, family...