Family-to-Family – March 23 Class to be Rescheduled

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Accepting registration for Family-to-Family 2020

Because of the recommendations of the CDC, NAMI Tallahassee has canceled the Family-to-Family classes scheduled for March. Registrants will be notified of the new date. Registrations are still being accepted for future classes. Classes meet one evening a week for 8 weeks.

If the registrations exceed the current space available, registrants will be notified and will have priority on a waiting list for the next class.

Class Dates:	Location
Canceled, To be rescheduled March 23 – May 11, 2020	Capital Regional Medical Center Conference Center 2626 Care Drive, Main Training Room (smaller building behind the main hospital building)

There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. – To register and for more information>

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NAMI Basics class

Cindy Forehand2023-10-25T15:18:16-04:00

Basics

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

The program is divided into six sessions, including:

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!

NAMI Basics classCindy Forehand2023-10-25T15:18:16-04:00

NAMI on Campus at FSU

pstephens2020-12-13T15:21:54-05:00

NAMI on Campus at FSU

We’re so proud of them. Check out their promotional video linked on the left.

Established in January 2013 as a Florida State University student government organization, their stated purpose is published below:

NAMI on Campus Florida State University, is a student-led campus club that helps to address the mental health needs of students and raise mental health awareness among campus communities through peer support, education and advocacy.

To keep up with the organization’s many activities find them on Facebook. Meetings are every other Thursday at 7:00pm in room 2500 of the FSU Wellness Center. To contact them by email, nami.on.campus.fsu@gmail.com.

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Call for Peer Presenters

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NAMI is currently looking for:

adults living in recovery or who has a family member living with a mental health condition AND
young adults who are living in recovery to share their personal experience in about identifying, accepting and living with a mental health condition.

If selected you will be trained by National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to present Ending the Silence, a mental health awareness classroom presentation for middle and high school age youth. This program provides youth with the unique opportunity to learn about mental health from a two-person team has lived experiences with a mental health condition. The presentation stresses early warning signs and provides resources and tools to help a person or friends/family members who may be experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition.

If interested please complete the online application: Ending the Silence Presenter Application Save

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NAMI Basics

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What People Are Saying

NAMI on Campus at FSU

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