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NAMI Fam­i­ly & Friends is a free four-hour 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.

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

What People are Saying

“Hear­ing per­son­al expe­ri­ences and how relat­able my expe­ri­ences are to them was very help­ful. Hear­ing spe­cif­ic strate­gies to com­mu­ni­cate and spe­cif­ic traits that peo­ple with men­tal ill­ness have. Know that the ill­ness is what can cause “cru­el­ty” and poor deci­sions rather than the person.”

“I have a bet­ter under­stand­ing of how men­tal ill­ness impacts the per­son affected…it was nice to hear the sto­ries of the instruc­tors and their paths. The hand­book (eBook) giv­en has a lot of help­ful infor­ma­tion which I did not know about.”

Additional Resources

NAMI Fam­i­ly & Friends Com­pan­ion eBook

The NAMI Fam­i­ly & Friends com­pan­ion eBook pro­vides impor­tant infor­ma­tion about men­tal health con­di­tions includ­ing: con­di­tions and diag­noses, treat­ment and recov­ery, cri­sis plan­ning, resources and more. You can down­load it for free in mul­ti­ple lan­guages below:

NAMI Fam­i­ly & Friends is a free 90-minute or four-hour 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.

• Com­pressed Epub or Mobi files (Eng­lish)
• Com­pressed Epub or Mobi files (Ara­bic, Chi­nese, Far­si, Kore­an, Span­ish and Vietnamese)

The NAMI Fam­i­ly & Friends com­pan­ion eBook is also avail­able for direct down­load as a PDF in the fol­low­ing languages:

• PDF file — English
• PDF file — Arabic
• PDF file — Farsi
• PDF file — Korean
• PDF file — Mandarin
• PDF file — Spanish
• PDF file — Vietnamese

NAMI Lexington will offer the next Family & Friends three-session seminar on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 and every Wednesday for 3 weeks, from 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm. The seminar is via ZOOM and there is no fee. Email tracy@namilex.org  to sign up for this enlightening program or complete the form below.