Family Education Program. . .

This free 11-week course for families and friends of individuals with brain disorders called mental illness. The course is taught by trained family members who have lived with this experience. All course materials are furnished at no cost to you.

Many family members describe the impact of this program as life changing. Join the thousands of families just like yours who have gained information, insight, understanding, and empowerment.

Family to Family Class will be held each week for eleven weeks. Classes run two and a half hours.

Family to Family Education Program

Free for family members, partners and friends of individuals with Major Depression, Bi polar Disorder (Manic Depression), Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Panic Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Or Other Major Mental Health Disorder and Co-occurring Brain Disorders and Addictive Disorders

A series of 11 weekly classes structured to help caregivers understand and support individuals with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well being. The course is taught by a team of trained NAMI family member volunteers who know what it’s like to have a loved one struggling with one of these brain disorders. There is no cost to participate in the NAMI Family to Family Education Program. Over 80,000 people in the U.S., Canada and Mexico have completed this course. We think you will be pleased by how much assistance the program offers. We invite you to call 440-285-3945 for more information.

Chardon Classes Begin: 6:30pm (to 9pm) Monday, September 13, 2010 and will meet for 11 Mondays at The Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services, 13244 Ravenna Rd. Chardon, 44024 (across from the UHHS Geauga Hospital)

NAMI Family to Family Education Program is sponsored by NAMI Ohio. It is funded by the Geauga Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services through the Mental Health Association in Geauga County.

For further information or to join the Geauga chapter of NAMI please call 440-285-3945 or email Lreed@mhageauga.org.

For more information or to register: call
440-285-3945 or email LREED@mhageauga.org

NAMI Family-to-Family Course Outline

Comments from recent Family-to-Family Participants:

"I have benefited immensely from this course! I have gained knowledge - but also empathy and understanding. The interaction with others who are experiencing the same things is invaluable!"

"I wish that I had known about this class five years ago when my husband first became ill."

"This course was a blessing for me."

"The class provided much more information than anticipated...This course opened my eyes."

"The interaction with others who are experiencing the same things is invaluable!"

"I found out all of the services available in Geauga County that I was not previously aware of."