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A group of Geauga County residents took the Family to Family Class in the fall of 2006 when it was offered at a  Geauga County site for the first time through NAMI Lake County.  We found the information and support in this class so valuable that we decided to form a chapter in Geauga County. 

That was two short years ago and now we are official.  We held elections for our officers and published our first newsletter in July, 2006.  We meet on the first Thursday of each month for our business meeting and support group. On the third Thursday of each month we hold an educational meeting. We were very excited to hear Drs. Fred and Penny Frese tell us about the effect of Schizophrenia on their family in September, 2008.  Dr. Fred is a psychologist who happens to be suffering with Schizophrenia. Dr. Penny has helped advocate for those diagnosed with mental illness with her daughter Claire.  They have worked with NAMI to produce Claire's Story and Thick and Thin to educate young people in our schools about mental health.  Dr. Penny will join us at our June 2009 educational meeting.  We will show Claire's Story and she will discuss moving on to advocacy.

We are well on our way! 

Won't you join us as we offer education, support and advocacy to those affected by mental illness?

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