NAMI Basics
NAMI Basics is a free 6-session educational program designed for parents and other family caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties. This program is free to participants, 99% of whom say they would recommend the program to others. NAMI Basics helps parents and other family caregivers of children to understand the illnesses that are causing those behavioral difficulties, and the critical role families play in the treatment of those illnesses.
The program is taught by NAMI-trained teachers who are also the parents or family caregivers of individuals who experienced emotional or behavioral difficulties prior to age 13.
What You’ll Gain
NAMI Basics class provides information and strategies for taking care of the child you love, and you will discover you are not alone in your struggles. Recovery is a journey, and there is hope.
NAMI Basics is free and helps parents and caregivers:
- Develop confidence and stamina to support their child with compassion
- Learn about different types of mental health care professionals, available treatment options and therapies
- Prepare for crisis situations, and understand how to navigate the public mental health care, school and juvenile justice systems
- Basic elements of coping with mental health conditions
- Brain biology and getting a diagnosis
- Communication skills and crisis preparation
- Treatment and connecting with others by sharing your story
- Navigating the mental health and education systems
- Self-care and advocacy
What People Are Saying
“NAMI Basics bridges the gap. It provides help that can’t be found in a doctor’s office.”
“This is such a great step by step program that walks parents every step of the way. It is as if you are holding their hand through it all.”
“The course is inclusive of almost all aspects of family and child resources. I could have spent a lifetime getting all this information on my own. I feel supported, strong and ready to go forward.”
Register for NAMI Basics here!
If you are interested in accessing local information about resources in Tallahassee and the Big Bend surrounding communities, please send a message to admin@namitallahassee.com. We would love to know if you are signed up for this online course and what you think about it. Please get in touch with us!