May 2026

Team Cascadia uplifts mental health at NAMIWalks Northwest 2026

Group of Cascadia Health staff members in a park posing with signs that say 'Strength Over Stigma,' with a dog in the foreground.

Cascadia Health was honored to once again support the region’s largest mental health awareness and fundraising event, NAMI Walks.

NAMI Walks Northwest returned to Portland on Saturday, May 16. Participants gathered to walk a .5-mile loop around the beautiful Peninsula Park, home of Oregon’s oldest rose garden. The annual event uplifts mental health in the community, celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month, and bringing together the community.

Team Cascadia showed up! Rain throughout the day didn’t damper spirits as Walk attendees enjoyed therapy animals, communal art, tarot card readings, taking photos at the Cascadia photo booth, and learning more about mental health resources in the region.

We’re so grateful for everybody—our partners, staff, individuals we serve and their families—who joined us to celebrate Strength Over Stigma.

Check out photos from NAMIWalks Northwest 2026:

Bright blue event sign reading 'TEAM CASCADIA' with a NamIWalks Northwest logo, set on grass, with blue and green foil confetti at the base.
Woman with sunglasses holds a protest sign reading 'I WALK BECAUSE...' at an outdoor rally.
Young girl in a pink jacket holds up a white and green banner at NAMIWalks.
Gray cat with green eyes wearing a black hoodie and purple collar/leash outdoors, looking to the side.
Two Cascadia Health staff posing and smiling at an outdoor event, with tents in the background and green surroundings.
People walking in a park during a charity walk, holding signs that read 'I walk because nobody should walk alone' and other supportive messages.
Two smiling walkers in a park, one holding a green sign that reads 'I WALK BECAUSE... THERE IS A NEED' with trees in the background

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