The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a nationwide, not for profit organization helping individuals and families of those with mental illness or behavioral issues deal with both difficult and everyday situations affecting the family. By guiding and helping families to learn techniques in dealing with the mentally ill, NAMI indirectly and directly helps to improve the quality of life of all affected. Each of the 1,200 state and local affiliates of NAMI is comprised of family members, friends, professionals and individuals who are dealing with or who have overcome behavioral or mental health related situations. NAMI Flagstaff is the local affiliate of NAMI and NAMI Arizona, supporting the Flagstaff community.