Join us in our life-changing FAMILY to FAMILY class.

This is specifically for adults who take care of family members who have a Mental Illness or Brain Disorder: perhaps your young adult child, or your sibling, or your parent, or any other relative who is a dear and important part of your life.

Join us for this empowering dynamic
BASICS class:

NAMI CCNS Cordially Invites You To:

The January Public Education Program and Annual Meeting

“Ask the Doctor Your Questions About Mental Illnesses”

Meet John Zajecka, M.D., an expert in affective disorders (including bipolar disorder and depression), anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia. Dr. Zajecka, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Director of the Depression Treatment and Research Center at Rush University Medical Center and member of the scientific advisory board for the National Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, has conducted research and authored numerous publications about these illnesses and has received the Upjohn Young Investigators Award for Psychiatric Research.

Come prepared to ask him your questions about mental illnesses, such as:

• Which medications are most effective in treating mental illnesses?
• What non-medication treatments are effective in treating mental illnesses?
• How can family members help a loved one with a mental illness?

Monday, January 24, 2011

Annual Business Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

Education Program 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

This program is free and open to the public.

NAMI CCNS (National Alliance on Mental Illness, Cook County North Suburban) is the Nation’s Voice on Mental Illness. For additional information about this program and/or NAMI CCNS, call NAMI CCNS at (847) 716-2252 or visit us at www.namiccns.org.