Welcome to NAMI Maryland Lower Shore

NAMI Maryland Lower Shore is one of 15 affiliates in Maryland, which formed in the late 1980's. If you have a loved one with mental illness, you have come to the right place. We serve Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties by providomg practical help, education and emotional support for families coping with the crisis of newly diagnosed mental illness or the crisis of on-going chronic mental illness of a loved one.

A FREE 12-week course for families of those with serious mental illness.  The course has been designed and written by an experienced family member/mental health professional, and is taught by trained family members who have lived with this experience.   All course materials are furnished at no cost to you. For more info or to register for any of the classes below, please call:  
410.208.3328 or 410.208.3313.

A Family to Family course is scheduled for Salisbury
beginning on January 7, 2010 and running thru March 25, 2010
It will be held at Asbury Church (Mackey Room) located at
1401 Camden Avenue in Salisbury.
For info or to register contact Jean at 410.742.8024
or email NAMI Maryland Lower Shore at namimdls@nami.org

We will also be starting a Family to Family course in Ocean Pines
beginning Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 and running for 12 weeks
It will be held at The Community Church on Race Track Road
For info or to register email NAMI Maryland Lower Shore at namimdls@nami.org
or call 410.208.3328 or 410.208.3313.

Support Group for Family members starting this spring in Salisbury

Wicomico County Main Library

122 South Division Street

Salisbury, Maryland

Next Meeting is Wednesday, November 18th - 7PM

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Peer-to-Peer: NAMI's Recovery Curriculum

What is NAMI’s Peer-to-Peer Program?

Peer-to-Peer is a unique, experiential learning program for people with any serious mental illness who are interested in establishing and maintaining their wellness and recovery.

What does the course include?

• Peer-to-Peer consists of nine two-hour units and is taught by a team of three trained “Mentors” who are personally experienced at living well with mental illness.
  
• Mentors are trained in weekend-long training sessions, supplied with teaching manuals, and are paid a stipend for each course they teach.
  
• 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.

NAMI Maryland Lower Shore will starting a class on Monday, September 28 at 7pm
to be held at Atlantic Gneral Hospital in Conference room 1. AGH is located
at the intersection of Old Ocean City Blvd and Route 113 in Berlin
for information or to register please contact Connie Rammer
at Connie.Rammer@namimdls.org
This class has been postponed. Watch this site for rescheduled start date

NAMI Maryland Lower Shore is currently seeking volunteers who would like to help our affiliate grow and reach more individuals and families struggling with mental illness.  Contact us for more information!