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NAMI Family & Friends Seminar

August 7, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

| Free

This is a 90-minute seminar that informs people who have loved ones with a mental health condition how to best support them. It’s also an opportunity to meet other people in similar situations and gain community support.

This is a virtual event via Zoom video conferencing. We are taking steps for your online privacy and safety. We ask that you register providing minimum basic information. No recording of these video meetings are allowed. Login link and meeting ID sent to you upon registration. Phone only is an option, but not recommended.

Register Here.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN …
The seminar is led by trained people with lived experience of supporting a family member with a mental health condition. They will walk you through the following topics.

– Understanding diagnoses, treatment and recovery
– Effective communication strategies
– The importance of self-care
– Crisis preparation strategies
– NAMI and community resources

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES …
Once you’ve attended our seminar, we’ll send you Family & Friends companion eBook at no charge. It provides important information about mental health conditions including: conditions and diagnoses, treatment and recovery, crisis planning, resources and more.

Sponsored this month by our friends at the Muscatine Health Support Granting Fund and Muscatine Department of Public Health.

 

Details

Date:
August 7, 2021
Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
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Venue

Virtual

Organizer

Laurie Edge
Phone
563-343-8323
Email
education@namigmv.org