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Education, Training and Programs
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NAMI Ending the Silence
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01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 NAMI Ending the Silence is a free mental health presentation designed to give students, families and school staff an opportunity to learn the warning signs of a mental health condition, how to get help and how to help someone. The presentations include an informative PowerPoint and short videos as well as a personal testimony from a young adult living with a mental health diagnosis, about his/her journey to recovery. All presentations are 40-60 minutes followed by question and answer period. There are three separate presentations:
For Students
For Staff
For Families
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NAMI In Our Own Voice
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01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 In Our Own Voice is a unique outreach program in which individuals living with mental illness speak to a variety of community groups about their own personal journeys.
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NAMI Connection
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01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 NAMI Connection In-Person Support Group is a recovery support group for people living with mental Illness. The group is facilitated by trained peers. This group meets the 2nd Thursday of every month.
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NAMI Family-to-Family
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01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. 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. We run 3 classes a year.
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NAMI Family Support Group
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01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 We offer two 2 types of family support groups
Family and Friends is a group specifically for family members and friends of individuals living with mental illness.
The Parents/Caregivers of Adolescents and Young Adults Group is specifically
for loved ones of adolescents and young adults who are living with mental illness.
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NAMI Connection
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01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 NAMI Connection Virtual Support Group is a recovery support group for people living with mental Illness. The group is facilitated by trained peers. Meets the 4th Thursday of Every month
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NAMI Family & Friends
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01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 NAMI Family & Friends is a 90-minute seminar that informs and supports people who have loved ones with a mental health condition.
Participants learn about diagnoses, treatment, recovery, communication strategies, crisis preparation and community resources. Seminar leaders have personal experience with mental health conditions in their families.
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