NAMI Havre to hold virtual 5K walk to raise money and awareness of mental health

The National Alliance on Mental Illness will be holding a nation wide walk Sept. 20 to raise money and awareness for the issue of mental health, but it will be handled a bit differently this year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

NAMI Havre President Crystal Laufer said instead of going to Helena for the walk like they normally would, NAMI Havre will be doing a 5K walk in Havre itself and streaming the event over Facebook Live.

“Havre is not going to have a big group, what we are thinking about doing is just having our board walk the 5K,” Laufer said.

She said NAMI Montana in Helena thought it wou...