Education
A 6-session course for adult parents and caregivers of children and adolescents formally or not yet diagnosed with a mental health condition. These may include ADD/ADHD, autism spectrum, depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, and other mental health conditions. Caregivers of children and adolescents affected by a mental health condition teach this 2½-hour course.
Un curso gratuito de 6-clases para adultos que son padres o que cuidan de niños y adolescentes con o sin diagnóstico formal de una condición de salud mental, como déficit de atención con o sin hiperactividad, autismo, trastorno bipolar o de pánico, y otras condiciones de salud mental. Esta clase de 2½ horas es impartida por personas que cuida de niños y adolescentes con una condición de salud mental.
An 8-session course for adult family members, caregivers, and friends of adults living with a mental health condition such as schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Individuals who know someone affected by a mental health condition teach this 2½-hour course.
Un curso gratuito de 8 clases para adultos que son familiares o aquellas personas que cuidan de personas con una condición de salud mental tal como esquizofrenia, depresión, trastorno bipolar, ansiedad, o estrés post-traumático. Esta clase de 2½ horas es impartida por personas que tienen un ser querido con una condición de salud mental.
A 60-90 minute presentation of speakers’ personal stories to illustrate the reality of living with a mental health condition that offers insight into the hope and possibility of recovery. Open to the general public as well as special groups, such as educators, consumers, providers, and law enforcement.
Una presentación de 60 a 90 minutos de experiencias personales para ilustrar la realidad de lo que es vivir con una condición de salud mental para entender la esperanza y la posibilidad de recuperación. Abierta al público en general, así como grupos especiales como educadores, consumidores, proveedores y oficiales de la ley.
NAMI Ending the Silence for Students: 50-minute presentation designed for middle and high school students that includes warning signs, facts and statistics and how to get help for themselves or a friend.
NAMI Ending the Silence for School Staff: 1-hour presentation for school staff members that includes information about warning signs, facts and statistics, how to approach students and how to work with families.
NAMI Ending the Silence for Families: 1-hour presentation for adults with middle or high school aged youth that includes warning signs, facts and statistics, how to talk with your child and how to work with school staff.
An 8-session course for adults with a mental health condition who are looking to better understand their condition and journey toward recovery. Trained teams of individuals who are living in recovery of a mental health condition teach this 2-hour course. Available in Spanish.
Un curso gratuito de 10 clases para adultos con algún tipo de condición de salud mental que estén buscando mejorar su conocimiento sobre su condición y el camino hacia la recuperación. Esta clase de 2 horas es impartida por personas que viven en recuperación de una condición de salud mental
An in-service training that introduces mental health professionals to the unique perspectives of individuals living with mental illness and their families. A trained team, that includes a mental health professional who lives with a mental health condition or is a family member, a family member of an individual living with a mental health condition, and an individual with a mental health condition who is now in recovery, lead this training as either a one-time 4-hour seminar or a 5-session course.
NAMI Homefront is a free, 6-session educational program for families, caregivers, and friends of military service members and vets with mental health conditions. Based on the nationally recognized NAMI Family-to-Family program, NAMI Homefront is designed to address the unique needs of family, caregivers, and friends of those who have served or are currently serving our country. The program is taught by trained family members of service members/veterans living with mental health conditions.
NAMI Family & Friends is a free, 90 minute seminar that informs and supports family members, partners, friends and significant others who have loved ones with a mental health condition. Participants learn about diagnoses, treatment, recovery, communication strategies, crisis preparation and NAMI resources. Seminar leaders are also family members and know what it is like to have a loved one with a mental health condition.
Support
NAMI Family Support Group is a peer-led support group for family members, caregivers and loved ones of individuals living with mental illness.
Grupo de Apoyo para Familiares de NAMI es un grupo libre, confidencial y seguro para ayudar a los familiares y seres queridos de personas que viven con una enfermedad mental.
NAMI Connection is a weekly recovery support group for people living with mental illness in which people learn from each others’ experiences, share coping strategies, and offer each other encouragement and understanding.
NAMI Conexión es un grupo de apoyo para la recuperación de cualquier adulto que vive con los retos asociados con una enfermedad mental. Este programa está diseñado para unir, motivar y apoyar a sus participantes bajo un modelo estructurado de apoyo grupal
Outreach and Advocacy Programs
The NAMI Smarts Grassroots Advocacy Training Program is a modular, practice-based program that helps people living with mental illness, friends, and family transform their passion and lived experience into skillful grassroots advocacy.
Open to all ages! Help us end the stigma by joining us for this fun annual fundraising event in September! It’s free to register, and you can help us bring mental health awareness to the El Paso community.