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 seminar is presented via Zoom. No videotaping of seminar is allowed. Please register and the system will immediately send you Zoom link.
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.
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 an in-person event following social distancing guidelines. Boxed, light supper will be provided so please register.
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.
Now Registering: an eight-session course for family members, caregivers and friends of an adult loved one living with a mental health condition.
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(8) Monday evenings, March 7 – April 25, 2022
This class will be held in-person.
Class size is limited to (20). As this course is funded by the Rock Island County Mental Health 708 Board, residents of Rock Island County will have registration priority. Social distancing guidelines will be followed as designated by our host site.
For further information, call our NAMI office at 563-386-7477-x 266 (M-F 10-2).
Now Registering: an eight-session course for family members, caregivers and friends of an adult loved one living with a mental health condition.
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(8) Tuesday evenings, March 29 – May 10, 2022
This class will be held in-person.
Class size is limited to (20). As this course is funded by the Muscatine Health Support Granting Fund, residents of Muscatine County will have registration priority. Social distancing guidelines will be followed as designated by our host site.
For further information, call our NAMI office at 563-386-7477-x 266 (M-F 10-2).
A group for adults living with a mental health condition. No cost to attend. 4th Monday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 PM
This group is held in-person at the Butterworth Center – Gold Room, 2nd Floor @ 1105 8th St., Moline. Use parking lot at 8th St. & 11th Ave.
(If you are looking for an online group, NAMI Illinois offers Monday & Thursday 7 p.m. groups virtually.)
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN:
By sharing your experiences in a safe and confidential setting, you will gain hope and develop relationships. The group encourages empathy, productive discussion and a sense of community.
This group will help you to:
~See the individual first, not the condition
~Recognize that mental illnesses are medical illnesses that have environmental triggers
~Understand that mental illness are traumatic events
~Aim for better coping skills
~Find strength in sharing experiences
~Reject stigma and not tolerate discrimination
~Not judge anyone’s pain
~Forgive ourselves and reject guilt
~Embrace humor as healthy
~Accept that we can not solve every problem
NAMI Support Groups are unique because they follow a structured model to ensure you and others in the group have an opportunity to be heard and to get what you need. The group is led by trained facilitators who also have a mental health condition.
A group for adults living with a mental health condition. No cost to attend. 4th Monday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 PM
This group is held in-person at the Butterworth Center – Gold Room, 2nd Floor @ 1105 8th St., Moline. Use parking lot at 8th St. & 11th Ave.
(If you are looking for an online group, NAMI Illinois offers Monday & Thursday 7 p.m. groups virtually.)
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN:
By sharing your experiences in a safe and confidential setting, you will gain hope and develop relationships. The group encourages empathy, productive discussion and a sense of community.
This group will help you to:
~See the individual first, not the condition
~Recognize that mental illnesses are medical illnesses that have environmental triggers
~Understand that mental illness are traumatic events
~Aim for better coping skills
~Find strength in sharing experiences
~Reject stigma and not tolerate discrimination
~Not judge anyone’s pain
~Forgive ourselves and reject guilt
~Embrace humor as healthy
~Accept that we can not solve every problem
NAMI Support Groups are unique because they follow a structured model to ensure you and others in the group have an opportunity to be heard and to get what you need. The group is led by trained facilitators who also have a mental health condition.
This group meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Room 208, Davenport.
Facilitators are Deb Frick, Tami Bogosian and Kelly Heilig.
Open to family and friends of loved ones living with a mental health condition. As a family member you can face unique challenges: complex family dynamics, social isolation and often unpredictable aspects of the condition. It can be overwhelming. Learn from others and our facilitators who have experience supporting youth and adults living with a mental health condition.
This group meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Room 208, Davenport.
Facilitators are Deb Frick, Tami Bogosian and Kelly Heilig.
Open to family and friends of loved ones living with a mental health condition. As a family member you can face unique challenges: complex family dynamics, social isolation and often unpredictable aspects of the condition. It can be overwhelming. Learn from others and our facilitators who have experience supporting youth and adults living with a mental health condition.
This group is virtual.
This is a specialized NAMI Family Support Group offered by NAMI volunteer parents of youth. It is open to parents, grandparents, foster parents or caregivers of a youth showing signs or symptoms of a mental health condition. 1st and 3rd Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. No charge to attendees.
- Virtual option. Please register with button above and we will send you a Zoom link. Your privacy is important to us. No recordings of this group is allowed.
NAMI Family Support Group will help you:
- Aim for better coping skills
- Find strength in sharing experiences
- Do 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
About our Facilitators:
NAMI facilitators use a nationally-designed model for the group. These facilitators are family education instructors or graduates of a NAMI family education class specializing in youth. They, too, have experience with a young family member living with a mental health condition. These trained family members volunteer for NAMI with the hope of supporting other families with lived experience.
Please note:
NAMI does not provide counseling or therapy. Our family support and education programs complement the help you receive from healthcare and social work providers.
This group is virtual.
This is a specialized NAMI Family Support Group offered by NAMI volunteer parents of youth. It is open to parents, grandparents, foster parents or caregivers of a youth showing signs or symptoms of a mental health condition. 1st and 3rd Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. No charge to attendees.
- Virtual option. Please register with button above and we will send you a Zoom link. Your privacy is important to us. No recordings of this group is allowed.
NAMI Family Support Group will help you:
- Aim for better coping skills
- Find strength in sharing experiences
- Do 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
About our Facilitators:
NAMI facilitators use a nationally-designed model for the group. These facilitators are family education instructors or graduates of a NAMI family education class specializing in youth. They, too, have experience with a young family member living with a mental health condition. These trained family members volunteer for NAMI with the hope of supporting other families with lived experience.
Please note:
NAMI does not provide counseling or therapy. Our family support and education programs complement the help you receive from healthcare and social work providers.
