NAMI NH Programs
Family-to-Family
This 12 week course for family and friends of adult individuals with serious mental illness is taught by NAMI NH trained family members who volunteer their time. Scientific evaluation shows that course participants gain a greater understanding of mental illness, cope better, worry less, and feel newly empowered to navigate both the health care and mental health care systems to get better treatment and services for persons with an illness.
Support Group Facilitators
NAMI NH trains family members to lead support groups effectively. Trained family faciliators who understand the challenges and opportunities facing those who have a loved one with mental illness lead the groups. The NAMI NH message is "You are not alone!" NAMI NH support groups, held across the state, provide a safe place for families to share their concerns and learn from common experiences. Families find these meetings to be of tremendoous value and their usefulness carry positively into their work and community life.
In Our Own Voice
A recovery education program provided by trained persons who themselves have struggled with mental illness and who are in recovery. This interactive presentation about mental illness, treatments that work, and the recovery process is designed to enrich the audience's understanding of how people cope with their symptoms, get well, stay well, and enjoy successful families, careers, and balanced lives. It changes the stereotypes that many in the public hold about persons with mental illness.
Information and Referral
These services are available to consumers, family members, providers and the public. They provide access to up-to-date information through a variety of sources:
- Info and Referral Line (1-800-242-6264)
- Website (www.naminh.org)
- On-site mental illness/mental health library and computer available to the public to access mental health sites
