NAMI, the acronym for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a grass roots, self help, support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of families who have relatives with a brain disorder (mental illness). This includes families and consumers diagnosed with a mental illness, relatives and friends, mental health professionals, and all who share NAMI's vision and mission.
NAMI was founded in 1979 by 254 caring people and now has grown to more than 210,000 members in over 1,200 affiliate groups in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico , the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and Guam. NAMI is getting stronger every day. In fact, Worth Magazine recently ranked NAMI in its "Top 100 charities most likely to change the world".
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Ed Edelman Center- 11080 W. Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA. 90064
First and Third Wednesday of each month
Speaker 7:00PM - 8:15 PM Support Group 8:15PM - 9:30 PM
Second and Fourth Wednesday of each month
Support Group - 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Second Monday of each month
Support Group - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Enter the Edelman Building through the garage entrance– go to the First Floor.
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First Tuesday of each month - 7:00 PM TO 9:00 PM
Ed Edelman Center- 11080 W. Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA. 90064
First and Third Wednesday of each month – Support Group 7:00PM - 8:30 PM
Second and Fourth Wednesday of each month - Support Group 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Enter the Edelman Building through the garage entrance– go to the First Floor.
This FREE 12-week, 36-hour course is designed for families with loved ones who have a brain illness.
In this course, you will learn about brain illnesses, medication, medication adherence,
stress reduction, empathy for your relative, setting boundaries, caring for yourself,
communication and problem-solving skills, therapeutic resources, and advocacy.
Let our President tell you about the course...
Sign up now for our next Family to Family Education Classes commencing September 15, 2009
7:00PM - 9:30PM
Beverly Hills
Peer-to-Peer consists of nine two-hour units and is taught by a team of threetrained
“Mentors” who are personally experienced at living well with mental illness.
Participants come away from the course with a binder of hand-out materials, as well as many other tangible resources: an advance directive; a“relapse prevention plan” to help identify tell-tale feelings, thoughts, behavior, or events that may warn of impending relapse and to organize for intervention; mindfulness exercises to help focus and calm thinking; and survival skills for working with providers and the general public.
Sign up now for our next Peer to Peer Classes commencing September 15, 2009
7:00PM - 9:00PM
NAMI welcomes as members all who share our mission to advocate on behalf of consumers and family members, to promote research into the causes of and treatments for mental illnesses and to combat the stigma and discrimination faced by consumers and their families on a daily basis. Consumers are an essential and growing part of NAMI.
We offer education programs and support groups for families and friends of the mentally ill. We have guest speakers on a wide variety of topics, such as: social security benefits, research, medications and where/how to get services and much more.
Virtually all of the services that we offer are completely free of charge.
NAMI is a place that you can come and talk with people that truly understand the issues that you are experiencing. Many of us have gone through the exact, or very similar issues and can offer very useful suggestions. We don't have all of the answers but we can usually find someone who can help.
Westside Los Angeles
