Family to Family Class
FREE Family-to-Family classes offered this Fall.
Call 719-473-8477 to register.
Family-to-Family, a 12-week, peer-led program, helps family members understand, support and advocate for their loved one with a serious mental illness.
New classes start in September, two different session and locations:
Wednesday, September 7, 6:30-9PM, Downtown Colorado Springs
Tuesday, September 13, 6:30-9PM, North Colorado Springs
A recent study confirmed that NAMI’s 20-year old Family-to-Family program is an “evidence-based” practice that works. The research objectively and scientifically documents that Family-to-Family leads to positive life changes for participants, enabling them to feel more in control of their own lives. Specifically, the research found that family members who participate in the classes showed:
- Significantly greater overall empowerment, as well as empowerment within their family, the service system, and their community;
- Greater knowledge of mental illness;
- Higher rates of coping skills;
- Lower rates of anxiety related to being able to control conditions; and
- Higher levels of problem-solving skills related to family functioning.
NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation’s voice on mental illness, a national organization including NAMI organizations in every state and in over 1100 local communities across the country who join together to meet the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support, and education.
