NAMI CCNS

NAMI Family Support Group | ONLINE (Mondays @ 7PM)
2024-10-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-30 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-16 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-26 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
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)
2024-10-05 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-09-28 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-09-21 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-09-14 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-09-07 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-08-31 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-08-24 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)
2024-10-05 10:00 - 12:30, 2024-09-28 10:00 - 12:30, 2024-09-21 10:00 - 12:30, 2024-09-14 10:00 - 12:30, 2024-09-07 10:00 - 12:30, 2024-08-31 10:00 - 12:30, 2024-08-24 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.

NAMI Family Support Group | ONLINE (1st & 3rd Tuesdays @ 6PM)
2024-10-01 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-17 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-03 18:00 - 19:30
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.
1st & 3rd Tuesdays @ 6 PM – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/v5Yscu6rqjwqKBCkQ4xypJo3VF0E5vkMOA

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.

NAMIWalks Cook County North Suburban 2024
2024-09-28 09:00 - 17:00 | Gallery Park, 2412 W Lake Avenue, Glenview, 60026, United States
REGISTER HERE FOR NAMIWALKS COOK COUNTY NORTH SUBURBAN
Join us on September 28, 2024, with NAMI Cook County North Suburban.
NAMIWalks is first and foremost about people, inspired individuals reaching out to each other, one authentic story at a time, to form a community of hope.
NAMIWalks is the walk that has no finish line…only countless new beginnings for the people we serve – as we raise funds to power NAMI’s life-changing free programs and fuel growing awareness of our cause.
NAMIWalks is a celebration, a shining time and place for you to declare: “I will not step down, I will not step away. I will be there with my community.”
No matter where we’ve been on our journey, we know where we’re going, together.
We are NAMIWalks.

Family Support Group| ONLINE (2nd & 4th Tuesdays @7PM)
2024-09-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-09-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-08-27 19:00 - 20:30
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.
2nd & 4th Tuesdays @ 7 PM – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJQlduCpqzssfYQ-yxJMD6fqNsVQEznITw

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.

The Relationship Between Mental Health & Substance Use, With Erin Tegge, AM & LSW
2024-09-18 19:00 - 20:30
Substance Use as a Self-Coping Mechanism: Understanding the Relationship Between Mental Health & Substance Use
With Erin Tegge, AM & LSW
September 18, 2024, 7:00 PM Central Time
Description: This presentation will look at the relationship between mental health challenges and substance use among teens and adults. We will dive into various substance use trends, motivations for use and non-use and how mental health adds complexity in understanding, preventing, and treating substance use disorders.
Sponsored by the Des Plaines Public Library
REGISTER HERE

How Food Can Be Medicine and Improve Our Well-Being Webinar, With Alexia Bauer and Robert Dannenberg
2024-08-21 19:00 - 20:30
How Food Can Be Medicine and Improve Our Well-Being
With Alexia Bauer and Robert Dannenberg with Vagal: Wellness Elevated
August 21, 2024, 7:00 PM Central Time
Description: This presentation will clearly explain the fundamentals of healthy eating and how nutrition affects our wellbeing. We will discuss current research on this topic and give practical advice on how to integrate information into a lifestyle. Additionally, we will highlight the role movement and digital stimuli play in nutrient absorption, emphasizing a wholistic approach to promote an equanimous, joyful life.
Objectives:

Participants will gain a sound understanding of macro & micronutrients and how their critical role in total health can be managed.
We will accurately explain how poor eating habits can make mental health conditions worse.
Actionable, effective and economic steps will be taken to promote wellbeing.

REGISTER HERE
