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6 p.m. Dinner & childcare provided. Free. Please register (Se proporciona cena y cuidado de niños. Gratis. Por favor regístrese).
6:20 p.m. Board Business – Consent Agenda. Ratification of New Board Member. (Asuntos de la Junta Directiva – Agenda de Consentimiento. Ratificación de Nuevo Consejero.)
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Focus on Emerging Youth Mental Health Needs. NAMI Parent & Caregiver Support Group and Illinois & Iowa local resource experts will be present to answer questions. (Centrarse en las necesidades emergentes de salud mental de los jóvenes. El grupo de apoyo para padres y cuidadores de NAMI y expertos en recursos locales de Illinois e Iowa estarán presentes para responder preguntas.)
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Welcome (Bienvenida) – Torri Smith, Boys & Girls Club
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Presentation (Presentación) – Angelica Villareal, Birth to 5 Illinois, on the emerging pediatric mental health crisis, gaps in available services and their recommendations to the Illinois Board of Education (Birth to 5 Illinois, sobre la emergente crisis de salud mental pediátrica, las brechas en los servicios disponibles y sus recomendaciones a la Junta de Educación de Illinois.)
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Community Input Needed – a café or roundtable discussion on service gaps. (Se necesita aporte de la comunidad: un café o una mesa redonda sobre las brechas en el servicio.)
Did you know that 1 in 5 adults experience a mental health crisis every year? Outreach and support to underserved & minority populations are critical during today’s economic hardships, uncertainty and increased needs. NAMI Sharing Hope is a FREE presentation intended to help families engage in healthy dialogue while learning how to care for their personal mental health and that of their families. Hear from NAMI members who share their families’ stories. Light meal provided at no charge. Enjoy Lady V’s Cuisines at Lincoln Center.
Sharing Hope – Lincoln Center 06.06.24
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GROUP IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. If you have a need for support, please contact our office M-F 10-2 and we’ll have a support group facilitator contact you. 563-386-7477 Ext. 266 or coordinator@namigmv.org
Saturdays @ 11 a.m. Please join us in person or online.
In Person. Walk ins welcome. We will ask you to provide basic registration information. Family Resources, 2800 Eastern Avenue, Building A, Davenport. (Annie Wittenmyer Campus.)
Virtual. After registering, You will receive a system email response with the following information: Zoom Online Meeting Login information. This video meeting is not recorded to ensure your privacy and safety.
NAMI Support Group Guidelines – our group guidelines provide confidentiality and respect for one another. We use a nationally-developed model and the group lasts 60 minutes. Our facilitators are trained NAMI education volunteers who all have lived experience supporting a youth living with a mental illness. This a specialized NAMI Family Support Group for caregivers of youth living with or exhibiting symptoms of a mental health condition. Parents, foster parents, grandparents and other direct caregivers are welcome to attend. As always, participation is confidential and there is no cost to attend.
Thanks to the Eastern Iowa Mental Health Region for supporting this program. The support group is offered in cooperation with Family Resources who runs an eastern Iowa crisis stabilization unit for youth ages 8 to 17 years. You do not have to have a child under Family Resources care to attend. All caregivers are welcome.
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. To be held at Davenport Public Library – Main Branch Downtown.
Register Through NAMI.
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. To be held at Deere-Wiman Carriage House.
Register Through NAMI.
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. To be held hybrid – in person and via Zoom at Davenport Public Library – Fairmount Branch.
Register Through NAMI.
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.
Register Here.
Saturdays @ 11 a.m. Please join us in person or online.
In Person. Walk ins welcome. We will ask you to provide basic registration information. Family Resources, 2800 Eastern Avenue, Building A, Davenport. (Annie Wittenmyer Campus.)
Virtual. After registering, You will receive a system email response with the following information: Zoom Online Meeting Login information. This video meeting is not recorded to ensure your privacy and safety.
NAMI Support Group Guidelines – our group guidelines provide confidentiality and respect for one another. We use a nationally-developed model and the group lasts 60 minutes. Our facilitators are trained NAMI education volunteers who all have lived experience supporting a youth living with a mental illness. This a specialized NAMI Family Support Group for caregivers of youth living with or exhibiting symptoms of a mental health condition. Parents, foster parents, grandparents and other direct caregivers are welcome to attend. As always, participation is confidential and there is no cost to attend.
Thanks to the Eastern Iowa Mental Health Region for supporting this program. The support group is offered in cooperation with Family Resources who runs an eastern Iowa crisis stabilization unit for youth ages 8 to 17 years. You do not have to have a child under Family Resources care to attend. All caregivers are welcome.
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. To be held at First Church United, 11 North Calhoun Street, West Liberty.
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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.
An eight-session course for family members, caregivers and friends of an adult loved one living with a mental health condition.
Class size is limited to (20). 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 – Orchid Room, @ 1105 8th St., Moline. Use parking lot at 8th St. & 11th Ave.
(If you are looking for an online group, NAMI Illinois offers virtual groups Monday & Thursday @ 7 p.m. Please follow NAMI Illinois link.)
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.
