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Family Support Group

NAMI's support groups follow a structured model to ensure you and others in the group have an opportunity to be heard and helped.

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  • Free of cost to participants
  • Designed for adult loved ones of people with mental health conditions
  • Led by family members of people with mental health conditions
  • 60-90 minutes long and meets weekly, every other week or monthly (varies by location)
  • No specific medical therapy or treatment is endorsed
  • Confidential
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What You'll Gain

By sharing your experiences in a safe setting, you can gain hope and develop supportive relationships. This group allows your voice to be heard and provides an opportunity for your personal needs to be met. It encourages empathy, productive discussion and a sense of community. You’ll benefit from other’s experiences, discover your inner strength and empower yourself by sharing your own experiences in a non-judgmental space.

NAMI Family Support Group will help you:

  • Aim for better coping skills
  • Find strength in sharing experiences
  • Not judge anyone’s pain
  • Forgive ourselves and reject guilt
  • Embrace humor as healthy
  • Accept that we cannot solve every problem
  • Understand that mental health conditions are no one’s fault and can be traumatic experiences

The NAMI Family Caregiver HelpLine

The NAMI Family Caregiver HelpLine offers free, confidential support   for people caring for loved ones living with mental illness.  Every call is free, confidential, and reaches a trained volunteer who has cared for a loved one with mental illness themselves.

To reach the NAMI Family Caregiver HelpLine, call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) and press “4” or text ‘Family’ to 62640, Monday through Friday, from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm EST. You can also learn more at nami.org/family 

Whether your loved one is newly diagnosed or navigating long-term    treatment, the HelpLine is here for every step of the caregiving journey.  Caring for someone with a mental illness can be complex. Getting support shouldn’t be.

You don’t have to navigate your loved one’s mental health challenges alone – help is just a call or text away. Supporting yourself as a caregiver is a part of supporting your loved one. For additional help you can email helpline@nami.org

What People Are Saying

The most beneficial thing for me was that I am not alone. I found the NAMI Family Support Group at the time I really needed it!
The support group facilitators and attendees were respectful of other people’s experiences and were non-judgmental when there were different ways of handling things.
I felt I received constructive, practical and helpful information from group members.

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