NAMI CCNS

NAMI Family Support Group | ONLINE & IN-PERSON (Saturdays @ 9AM)
2025-12-13 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-06 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-29 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-22 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-15 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-08 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-01 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | AMITA Health Saint Francis Hospital, 355 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202, United States
It gives family members of those who have a loved one with a mental health condition the opportunity to share challenges you are facing and to learn how others have dealt with these challenges. You can share your concerns and ask questions about health care, housing, medications, government programs, therapists, and anything else troubling you. Our support group is led by peer facilitators with their own mental health experiences.
Registration is required. This group is offered both virtually and in-person.
In-person location: AMITA Health Saint Francis Hospital

Participants will check in at front desk.

Saturdays @ 9 AM – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlduyoqzwq53C6smYD35PMUf4gyJd4_Q
Privacy Policy for Online Meetings:
To respect the privacy of all participants, NAMI CCNS does not allow meetings to be recorded by any attendee or facilitator. Please make sure that the device you use to log into the online meeting is safe to use. If you think someone else could have installed any spyware on your device, please do not use the device for participating in the online meeting.
About the Facilitators: Our meeting group facilitators are trained by the National Alliance on Mental Illness as Peer Leaders and are not licensed professionals.

All articles, information, free groups and all services NAMI CCNS provides are possible because of generous donations from people like you! Please consider donating today! NAMI CCNS is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, Nami Cook County North Suburban.

NAMI Family Support Group | ONLINE (Mondays @ 7PM)
2025-12-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-03 19:00 - 20:00
About the Support Group
It gives family members of those who have a loved one with a mental health condition the opportunity to share challenges you are facing and to learn how others have dealt with these challenges. You can share your concerns and ask questions about health care, housing, medications, government programs, therapists, and anything else troubling you. Our support group is led by peer facilitators with their own mental health experiences.
Registration is required.
Monday @ 7 PM – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vpIuc-qprjsjwpiqUnsKfFZfEnBSeccvEw

Privacy Policy for Online Meetings:
To respect the privacy of all participants, NAMI CCNS does not allow meetings to be recorded by any attendee or facilitator. Please make sure that the device you use to log into the online meeting is safe to use. If you think someone else could have installed any spyware on your device, please do not use the device for participating in the online meeting.
About the Facilitators: Our meeting group facilitators are trained by the National Alliance on Mental Illness as Peer Leaders and are not licensed professionals.

All articles, information, free groups and all services NAMI CCNS provides are possible because of generous donations from people like you! Please consider donating today! NAMI CCNS is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, Nami Cook County North Suburban.

NAMI Connection Support Group | ONLINE (Saturdays @ 4PM)
2025-12-06 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-11-29 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-11-22 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-11-15 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-11-08 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-11-01 16:00 - 17:30
About the Support Group
Knowing that others have similar experience is a relief to individuals who seldom get to speak without fear of shame or stigma. You can share your stories and ask questions with others who have so much in common with yourself. Our support group is led by peer facilitators with their own mental health experiences. Groups meet online via zoom, Mondays and Saturday at 4:00 pm.
Registration is required.
Saturday @ 4 PM – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcudeCoqz4rH9V5CPUemW7nn5TbDYNCgEW-
Out of respect to the group, it is highly encouraged that all participants arrive by 4:00 p.m. CST.

Privacy Policy for Online Meetings:
To respect the privacy of all participants, NAMI CCNS does not allow meetings to be recorded by any attendee or facilitator. Please make sure that the device you use to log into the online meeting is safe to use. If you think someone else could have installed any spyware on your device, please do not use the device for participating in the online meeting.
About the Facilitators: Our meeting group facilitators are trained by the National Alliance on Mental Illness as Peer Leaders and are not licensed professionals.

Grief and Loss Support Group | ONLINE (Saturdays @10AM)
2025-12-06 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-11-29 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-11-22 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-11-15 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-11-08 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-11-01 10:00 - 12:30
This group provides a space for participants to find healthy ways of remembering and honoring someone they care about. When you join,
you will find a community of others who understand your pain, and like you, are learning to let go of blame and regrets and becoming whole again. This is a place where you will always be comforted by their memory. Facilitators have lived experience with loss. Group meets online via zoom, Saturday mornings at 10:00 am.

Registration is required.
Saturdays @ 10 AM – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpcuutqj4pHt3iWERy_h–WdNhAqecP6q3

Privacy Policy for Online Meetings:
To respect the privacy of all participants, NAMI CCNS does not allow meetings to be recorded by any attendee or facilitator. Please make sure that the device you use to log into the online meeting is safe to use. If you think someone else could have installed any spyware on your device, please do not use the device for participating in the online meeting.

About the Facilitators: Our meeting group facilitators are trained by the National Alliance on Mental Illness as Peer Leaders and are not licensed professionals.

All articles, information, free groups and all services NAMI CCNS provides are possible because of generous donations from people like you! Please consider donating today! NAMI CCNS is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, Nami Cook County North Suburban.

Family to Family Reunion
2025-12-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Hangar Two by Tangled Roots, 1100 Milwaukee Avenue, Glenview, IL, 60025, United States
Connect, support and celebrate with other Family to Family alumni.
The Family-to-Family Alumni Event brings together graduates of one of our signature programs for an evening of connection and celebration.
Click here for more information and to sign-up!

Chai and Chat Session 3
2025-11-20 19:00 - 20:00
Chai and Chat is:
Chai and Chat is developed specifically for individuals of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives ancestry. Chai and Chat is a three-part community conversation series designed to empower communities to share openly about the stresses of acculturation/integration, family and community pressures, generational trauma, racism and inequalities in accessing care. It is an opportunity to hold listening circles for, by and about South Asian Communities and provide the opportunity to validate and explore participants’ mental wellness journeys and discover avenues of support.
To attend these meetings, you must be:

Of South Asian descent (including ancestry from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Maldives, and Indo-Caribbean individuals from countries including Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago)
Over 18 years old

Chai and Chat Series 3 Dates:

Session 1 (Virtual): November 5 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Zoom invite will be emailed to you after you register.

Session 2 (Virtual): November 12 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Zoom invite will be emailed to you after you register.

Session 3 (Virtual): November 20 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Zoom invite will be emailed to you after you register.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Registration Information:

Please fill out the information on the registration form, and a Zoom link will be sent to your email. Once you have navigated to your email, you can click on the “Join Meeting” button, and you will be directed to the Zoom room.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Finding Resources for Your Loved One Webinar, With Bonnie Lane
2025-11-12 19:00 - 20:30
Finding Resources for Your Loved One; Treatment, Benefits and Housing Through All Levels of Care
With Bonnie Lane of Family Support Services
November 12, 7:00 PM CST
Description:
Bonnie is a graduate from National Louis University with master’s Degrees, with honors, in both Developmental and Counseling Psychology, and a master’s degree in special education. She is also a Certified Mediator and certified in Domestic Violence Counseling.
Ms. Lane served as the Program Director at Youth Services of Glenview and Northbrook for 6 years. Among her responsibilities was facilitating groups for parents of children suffering with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. She was also the Executive Director of Project Chesed for the JCCs of Chicagoland and served as the Executive Director of Wilmette Youth Connection. Most recently, Bonnie worked for Thresholds Community Mental Health Agency as the Team Leader for all case managers in the Young Adult Program.
For more than two decades, Bonnie has worked privately with families dealing with severe mental health issues, such as, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorder. She has counseled individuals and families as they successfully navigate the maze of care and resources available for adolescents through older adults. Helping families in times of crisis is her mission and her passion.
Bonnie is currently a member of the NAMI Illinois legislative committee, NAMI CCNS board, and the North and the Northwest Suburban Housing Task Force. Bonnie also sits on the Healthy Minds Healthy Lives Coalition through Thresholds and the Mental Health Summit. Bonnie is a board member of No Shame on U and serves as their Program Chairperson. With No shame on U, Bonnie facilitates twice monthly support groups for families of the seriously mentally ill at no charge to the community.
REGISTER HERE

Chai and Chat Session 2
2025-11-12 19:00 - 20:00

Chai and Chat Session 1
2025-11-05 19:00 - 20:00
