NAMI Education Programs
Every day, ONE in FIVE people try to cope and sustain hope in the face of a serious mental illness - that is about 37,000 people in southwestern Pennsylvania alone. When a person of any age is diagnosed with a serious emotional disorder of mental illness, the most effective response is to seek education. Education can empower individuals, their families and caregivers to move from a common initial reaction of confusion and despair to one of understanding, insight, hope and action.
Learning about the illnesses and the systems that serve and support individuals living with mental illness are the keys to recovery.
Please contact NAMI Southwestern Pennsylvania to customize a program for your organization, info@namiswpa.org
» a free 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses that discusses the clinical treatment of these illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more effectively.
» a one-and-a-half hour interactive, multimedia presentation by consumers that offers hope and provides insight into the recovery now possible for people with mental illness.
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