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FAMILY to FAMILY COURSES – 2012
Join us in our life-changing FAMILY to FAMILY class.
What is Family-to-Family?
Family-to-Family is free 12-week educational course designed specifically to parents, siblings, spouses, teen-age and adult children and significant others of persons dealing with mental illness…taught by trained family members with the lived experience. Over 115,00 family members have graduated from this national program.
The 2 – [...]
IL Consumer and Family Handbook – October 2011
The Illinois Mental Health Collaborative (of the Illinois Department of Human Services) has just put out a brand new updated Consumer and Family Handbook. Be sure to check it out as a handy and useful resource for Mental Health Issues:
CLICK HERE for a link to the Booklet
NAMI CCNS WALK 2011 – A Summary
THE WALK – A RECAP……
The first annual NAMI CCNS 5K walk on Sunday October 23 was a great success! More than 100 people came with their children and dogs, and we raised more than $23,000 (well in excess of our goal)! It’s great that the community is recognizing the importance of the work we do!
Kudos [...]
NAMI BASICS – NEW STUDY INDICATING VALUE OF EDUCATION – OCT 2011
NEW STUDY on NAMI BASICS:
NAMI Basics: New Study on the Importance of Education and Support for Families of Children and Adolescents Living with Mental Illness
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 19, 2011 — A study published in the Journal of Child and Family Studies (August 2011) has found that a family education program offered by the National Alliance on [...]
LEGISLATIVE ALERT to PREVENT LOSS of MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES – OCT 2011
Hugh Brady of NAMI IL recently spoke about the need for everyone’s help to prevent a grave loss of Mental Health services in the State of IL. You can help.
Please read on:
Legislative Update:
Action Needed – ASAP
By Hugh Brady
The Illinois General Assembly will meet for its Fall veto session during the last week of October and the second week of [...]
NAMI CCNS WALK – SUNDAY OCT 23rd 2011 – WE’RE ON!
NAMI CCNS WALK – SUNDAY OCT 23rd 2011 – WE’RE ON!
RAISING AWARENESS at EVERY STEP!
TOMORROW – SUNDAY OCTOBER 23rd, Blue Star Memorial Woods Park at the corner of Lake Ave and Harms in Glenview – ENTRANCE off LAKE AVE ONLY.
8:00 am – CHECK- IN
9:00 am – WE WALK!
FOR MORE INFORMATION – Please see our website [...]
Public Education Lecture Series on Housing – NOV 7th 2011
Don’t miss the upcoming Public Education Series gathering on NOV 7th 2011.
Hope to greet you there!
NAMI CCNS WALK – OCT 23rd – REMINDER!
Please be a part of this great event: RAISE AWARENESS! RAISE HOPE! REDUCE STIGMA! RAISE FUNDS!
You can really make a difference for hundreds and hundreds of people.
Please join us on this walk or support a walker/team as generously as you can. NAMI changes lives. You can too!
PRINT THIS FLYER TO POST OR FOR REFERENCE! Please [...]
Public Education Meeting – Learn About Schizophrenia – Sep. 12th 2011
Please join us for this informative informal gathering to “get the facts from the experts!”
Mark your calendars now for Sep. 12th 2011. Be there!
NAMI CCNS WALK – OCTOBER 23rd – GLENVIEW IL
Our NAMI CCNS WALK Fundraising page is now live! BE A PART OF OUR WALK! VISIT OUR NAMI CCNS WALK PAGE for MORE DETAILS and UPDATES! We are so excited to be holding this wonderful endeavor to Raise awareness Raise critically needed funds Reduce the stigma Revel in the company of one another with laughter and good times Please join us on Sunday
