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Nami Family-to-Family

NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, eight-week program for family members, caregivers, and partners of individuals living with mental illness. NAMI Family-to-Family provides information about anxiety, depressive disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental health conditions. Other topics covered include communication, problem solving, treatment, and recovery.

The course is designed to increase understanding and advocacy skills while helping participants maintain their own well-being. The program is taught by trained family members who have a loved one with a mental health condition. NAMI Family-to-Family is an evidence-based program (EB). For information on the research base for the program, visit   nami.org/research.

NAMI offers the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program free of charge to participants; however, you must register for the class. The class will begin Thursday, September 7, 6:30-9:00 p.m. at the NAMI Franklin County Office, 1225 Dublin Road, Suite 050 (park at the rear of the building), Columbus 43215. Fill out the online registration form or contact NAMI Franklin County at 614-501-6264 or email [email protected].

Participant Perspectives

“This course overall was the single most, without a doubt, helpful and informative thing ever offered in all my years searching for answers…it has helped me to understand better and communicate more effectively with my brother.”

“The course has helped me to realize that my son is still inside the body that is often times hidden by the mental illness and that I am not alone in this.”

Karen Cousins NAMI Franklin County 1225 Dublin Rd., Suite 050 Columbus, Ohio 43215

About NAMI

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI Franklin County is an affiliate of NAMI Ohio. NAMI Franklin County and dedicated volunteer members and leaders work tirelessly to raise awareness and provide essential education, advocacy, and support group programs for people in our community with mental health conditions and their loved ones.

NAMI Family-to-Family

Family-to-Family classes are for the family, friend, partner, or caregiver of the person with mental illness. They are not for the person with the diagnosis.

F2F Schedule

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This class uses a teaching curriculum with various learning modules for each week. Each session builds upon material presented in previous weeks. Weekly class attendance is of primary importance. It is not a support group setting; however, throughout the class you will receive support.

Winter Classes begins from Tuesday's, Jan. 28 - March 18, 2025

In-Person - 1225 Dublin Road, Suite 050, Colombus, OH 43215

6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Family-to-Family classes are for the family, friend, partner, or caregiver of the person with mental illness. They are not for the person with the diagnosis.

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