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Education

Contact: Michele Baron at ext. 847 or mbaron@churchofpresentation.org

Our Ministry hosts the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) Family-to-Family Education Program, a twelve week course facilitated by volunteers who are trained in the Program and readily understand the experiences of caring for a loved one who lives with mental illness. Some facilitators are members of our own parish community. The professionally developed NAMI course is geared toward those who care for someone with a mental illness; it is not intended for the loved one with the illness. The Program covers all the major mental illnesses, the basics of the way the brain functions, a medication review and other topics that relate directly to understanding and managing the disorders. Course participants find empathetic understanding as well as education. They connect with others who may be walking a similar path. We have been offering this well-attended course since the Fall of 2008 and find a continuing need for it. The course is free but space is limited and registration is required. 

Community Support

As participants complete the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program, we invite them to join us periodically during the year to get to know each other better and to offer support to one another.