NAMI Family to Family Beginning September 10 - October 3
NAMI Family to Family
Beginning September 10 - October 3
(Tuesdays & Thursdays for 4 weeks)
6:00-8:30 p.m.
Bremen Township Senior Complex
15350 Oak Park Ave, Oak Forest, IL 60452
NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8 sessions, educational class for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions to learn there is hope and there is recovery.
NAMI Family-to-Family is taught by NAMI-trained family members who have been there, and includes presentations, discussions and interactive exercises. It is a designated, evidenced-based program. This means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition.
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. 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:
Up-to-date information on mental health conditions and how they affect the brain
How to handle a crisis
Current treatments and therapies
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
Registration is required. Contact Marianne Bithos (708) 385-9126 or email namisouthsuburbsofchicago@gmail.com
