NAMI Family Support Group’s are free, peer-led support group’s for family members, caregivers, and loved ones of individuals living with mental illness. Each group follows a structured model, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to be heard and to get what they need.
- Designed for adult loved ones (18+) of individuals living with mental illness
- Led by trained volunteers who understand
- No medical therapies or medications are endorsed or recommended
- Always completely confidential
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What you will gain
By sharing your experiences in a safe and confidential setting, you gain hope and develop supportive relationships. This group allows your voice to be heard, and provides an opportunity for your personal needs to be met. It encourages empathy, productive discussion and a sense of community. You’ll benefit through other’s experiences, discover your inner strength and learn now to identify local resources and how to use them.
- See the individual first, not the illness
- Understand that mental illnesses are traumatic events
- Aim for better coping skills
- Find strength in sharing experiences
- Reject stigma and not tolerate discrimination
- Not judge anyone’s pain
- Forgive ourselves and reject guilt
- Accept that we cannot solve every problem
- Work for a better future in a realistic way