NAMI Family-to-Family: Education Class

Weekly August 7 - October 2, 2024 

Wednesdays 6:30pm - 9pm  

Please use the blue registration button on the right to register.

NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for adult (over 18)  family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. 

Classes are 2.5 hours long and cover a variety of topics including understanding diagnoses, coping skills, medications, communication and more.

NAMI Family-to-Family is taught by NAMI-trained family members who have been there, and includes resources, discussions and interactive exercises.

What You’ll Gain

NAMI Family-to-Family not only provides information and strategies for taking care of the person you love, but you'll also find out that you're not alone. Recovery is a journey, and there is hope.

The group setting of NAMI Family-to-Family provides mutual support and shared positive impact—experience compassion and reinforcement from people who understand your situation. Sharing your own experience may help others in your class. In the program, you'll learn about:

• How to solve problems and communicate effectively
• Taking care of yourself and managing your stress
• Supporting your loved one with compassion
• Finding and using local supports and services
• Up-to-date information on mental health conditions and how they affect the brain
• How to handle a crisis
• Current treatments and therapies
• The impact of mental health conditions on the entire family