NAMI Family-to-Family Mental Health Class

A free mental health class offering tools that will help you support a loved one or friend living with a mental health condition.

NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people living with a mental health condition.

This class will meet every Wednesday from September 17- November 5th from 7:00pm - 9:00pm at Sheppard Pratt's Gibson 266, 1 Friends Lane, Towson, MD .

It is a designated evidence-based program that includes presentations, discussion and interactive exercises. Research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to an individual living with a mental health condition.

NAMI Family-to-Family provides critical information and strategies for taking care of the person you love.

In the program, you’ll learn about:

-How to manage crises, solve problems and communicate effectively

-Taking care of yourself and managing your stress

-Developing the confidence and stamina to provide support with compassion

-Finding and using local supports and services

-Up-to-date information on mental health conditions and how they affect the brain

-Current treatments, including evidence-based therapies, medications and side effects

-The impact of mental illness on the entire family