NEW PROGRAM! NAMI Atlanta/Auburn Family to Family Education Program Starting February 25, 2020!
NAMI Family-to-Family Educational Program
NAMI Atlanta/Auburn is proud to announce that we will be hosting the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program, along with the recently announced NAMI Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Program beginning February 25, 2020! Our goal at NAMI Atlanta/Auburn is to provide training for the entire family unit.
NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. It is a designated evidenced-based program. This means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition.
NAMI Family-to-Family is taught by NAMI-trained family members who have been there, and includes presentations, discussions and interactive exercises.
Class Begins February 25, 2020!
What is NAMI Family-to-Family Education Training?
NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 12-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. It is a designated evidenced-based program. This means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition.
NAMI Family-to-Family is taught by NAMI-trained family members who have been there, and includes presentations, discussions and interactive exercises.
What You’ll Gain
NAMI Family-to-Family not only provides information and strategies for taking care of the person you love, but you’ll also find out that you’re not alone. Recovery is a journey, and there is hope.
The group setting of NAMI Family-to-Family provides mutual support and shared positive impact—experience compassion and reinforcement from people who understand your situation. Sharing your own experience may help others in your class. In the program, you’ll learn about:
- How to solve problems and communicate effectively
- Taking care of yourself and managing your stress
- Supporting your loved one with compassion
- Finding and using local supports and services
- Up-to-date information on mental health conditions and how they affect the brain
- How to handle a crisis
- Current treatments and therapies
- The impact of mental health conditions on the entire family
- Includes presentations, discussions and interactive exercises
- Taught by NAMI-trained family members with lived experiences