Award Categories

• Excellence in Leadership- awarded for outstanding performance in a supervisory position  

• Excellence in Clinical Service- awarded for distinguished clinical work in psychiatry, therapy or case management    

• Excellence in Support Service- awarded for distinguished performance in support services. (e.g.: receptionists, office managers, executive assistants, billing personnel).

• Excellence in Crisis (First) Response - awarded for distinguished performance in first response situations in the field of mental health and/or addiction. (e.g.: police, fire, EMTs, crisis/outreach workers).

• Excellence in Criminal Justice - awarded to an individual in the field of criminal justice for exemplary service to, or interaction with, the mental health and/or addiction population. (e.g.: jail personnel, probation officers, court personnel).

• Excellence in CIT Leadership - Awarded to a person in a law enforcement leadership position who promotes CIT and ensures support for the CIT teams, core elements, practices and partnerships (new for 2021)

• CIT Officer of the Year - Awarded to a CIT trained officer who has consistently demonstrated compassion, persistence and collaboration with outside resources related to mental health crisis calls for service (new for 2021)

• Lifetime Service Award - awarded to an individual who has provided distinguished service for 20+ years in the area of mental health and/or addiction services.

• Program of the Year - awarded for an outstanding or innovative program in the field of mental health and/or addiction recovery services.

• NAMI Volunteer of the Year- all NAMI volunteers are eligible.

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2025 Nominations Due March 20th, 2025- send applications to info@nami-bc.org