Northwest Suburban Illinois National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

NAMI Northwest Suburban
PO Box 1778
Arlington Heights, IL 60006-1778

847-899-0195

Fax:  847-899-0195

Email:  naminwsub@aol.com

Website:   http://www.naminorthwestsuburban.org/

Serving Northwest Suburbs of Chicago

Contacts:

Donna Wattenbarger, Vice President

dmw1132@hotmail.com

847-899-0195

John Slattery, CPA, Treasurer

slatteryj@aol.com

847-392-2895

Venus Gintowt, President

naminwsub@aol.com

847-899-0195

Star Roberts, Volunteer

847-899-0195

Norma Kaplan, Membership Contact

NORMAK@firstchoiceyc.com

847-506-9786

Barbara J. Hamilton, Secretary

hampad@sbcglobal.net

847-259-4006

Ken Doruff, Board Member

kbsdoruff@aol.com

Carly LeTourneau, Web Contact 1

carlyletourneau@gmail.com

312-909-9572

Du Page County National Alliance on Mental Illness

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Du Page County Illinois

NAMI of DuPage County Illinois
2100 Manchester Road, Suite 925 Bldg B
Wheaton, IL 60187-4590

630-752-0066

Fax:  630-752-1064

Email:  execdir.nami@gmail.com

http://www.namidupage.org

Serving DuPage County and surrounding areas

Contacts:  Angela Adkins, Executive Director

execdir@namidupage.org

630-752-0066

Krista Valleskey, Main Contact

k.valleskey@namidupage.org

About Attachment

Attachment theory says that all humans have a biological imperative to establish and maintain a connection and emotional bonds with other human beings.

Secure emotional bonds developed in childhood lead to the development of resiliency within the personality structure, which is associated with a healthy adaptation to the external environment and promotes positive bonding with significant others.

Secure attachment

-Promotes independence

-Confidence

-Lack of anxiety

-Emotional regulation

-Positive self-esteem

-Promotes executive functioning; focus, concentration, empathy, organizational skills

Insecure attachment

-Invalidating environment

-Emotional insensitivity

-Anxiety

-Emotional dysregulation

-Can result in anxiety, depression, behavioral problems, ADD, school failure.