NAMI Peer-to-Peer is a free recovery educational program for adults living with mental illness. Taught by trained volunteers with lived experience, this nationally developed course is designed to encourage growth, healing and recovery among participants.
The duration is 8 weeks. The cost is FREE. The space is safe and confidential. The big takeaway: you are not alone!
Virtual programs are offered in Iowa and Illinois.
Participants learn:
- How to prevent relapse
- How to improve quality of life
- Coping and communication skills
- Share your story
- Exercises to calm thinking
- Skills for working with providers and the public
- How to protect your interests
- Strengthen relationships
- Setting a vision and future goals
- Partner with healthcare providers
- Develop autonomy and strong decision-making abilities
- A better understanding of yourself and your recovery
Sign Up & Testimonials
“I am now aware that I’m not alone. I’d like to become more involved with NAMI and advocacy.”
“I’ve really learned how to cope with my triggers better, and I’m now on the path to truly loving myself.”
“NAMI Peer-to-Peer gave me hope when I was close to giving up. I realized that things can and do get better and that my mental health condition doesn’t define me. I learned how to speak up for myself, build a strong support network and make plans for my future. I felt welcome and like I was among friends. Most importantly, I felt heard and understood.”
“I’ve learned how to communicate with my parents about what’s going on with me.”
“It was really nice being with people who understood.”
NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley
We are the local Quad Cities affiliate of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), a grassroots organization dedicated to educating everyone – from young people to mature adults – that mental health conditions are treatable and recovery is possible. Early detection, treatment and recovery aren’t just for cancer patients. They are for us, too.
Serving the Quad Cities, Iowa and Illinois
While we do not provide treatment approaches or recommendations, we do provide a safe space for all diversities and intersectionality’s to come together in the Illinois and Iowa Quad Cities. Virtual options are available for many of our programs in order to remain safe during the pandemic. There is help and hope and, again, you are not alone!
