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In need of immediate help or support?

Call or text 988, the national hotline for mental health and suicide prevention. You will be connected to a local provider in your area.

About Mental Illness

A mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a person's thinking, feelings, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning. 

What is Recovery?

Recovery from serious mental illness is not only possible, but for many people living with mental illness today, probable. The notion of recovery involves a variety of perspectives. 

Board of Directors & Staff

Executive Board Members

  • Vince Pawlacyk - President

  • Jim Power - Vice President

  • Cindy Harnish - Treasurer

  • ​Jonathan Ritchie - Secretary

Board Members

  • Charles Nichols

  • John Hutchinson

  • Merrilee Janness​

  • Julie Russo

  • Brittany Calkins

  • Ginny Moon

  • Emily Zeilinski - Adjunct Leadership Oshkosh​

Staff Members

  • Bob Poeschl - Executive Director

  • Dakota McCarty - Administrative Assistant

Want More Information?

If you would like to receive email updates, send your email address ​to info@namioshkosh.org

or call 920-651-1148.

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If you are having a mental health crisis, call 911. you can request a crisis-trained officer.

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NAMI Oshkosh is an accredited 501(c)(3) nonprofit. 
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