NAMI Family Support Groups - NAMI Massachusetts

NAMI Family Support Groups are free groups for family members, friends, and other caregivers of people diagnosed with mental health conditions.

Family Support Groups provide a nonjudgmental environment where caregivers can discuss concerns, learn about local resources, and benefit from one another’s collective knowledge and experience. Led by NAMI-trained facilitators who are also family members, they provide comfort, hope, and a sense of community.

NAMI Family Support Groups are unique because they follow a structured model, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to be heard and to get the support they need. By sharing your experiences in a safe and confidential setting, you gain hope and develop supportive relationships.

NAMI Family Support Groups by area

We encourage you to contact the group facilitator before attending the first meeting to confirm the meeting date, time, and location as information changes.

Northeastern Massachusetts

Acton Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month
7 – 9 pm
at St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church
435 Central Street, Acton
contact Susan at 978-263-8830 or mcdougalletal@aol.com for more information

Amesbury Family Support Group

meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month
7 – 8: 30 pm
at the Amesbury Senior Center
68 Elm Street, Amesbury
contact Bernie or Mickey at 978-872-4525 for more information

Bedford Family Support Group

meets on the Last Tuesday of the month
7:30 – 9:30 pm
at the First Church of Christ
25 Great Road, Bedford
contact Ivy Pompei at ivypompei@comcast.net for more information

Gloucester Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month
7 – 8:30 pm
at the 43 Gloucester Avenue, Gloucester
contact NAMI Cape Ann at 978-281-1557 or namicapeann@verizon.net for more information

Haverhill Family Support Group

meets on the 1st Thursday of the month
7 – 8:30 pm
at the Merrimack Valley Hospital
140 Lincoln Avenue, Haverhill
contact Bernie or Mickey at 978-872-4525 for more information

Ipswich Family Support Group

meets on the 3rd Monday of the month
7 – 8:30 pm
at the Our Lady of Hope Parish
One Pineswamp Road, Ipswich
contact NAMI Cape Ann at 978-281-1557 or namicapeann@verizon.net for more information

Lowell Family Support Group

meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month
7 pm
at 391 Varnum Avenue, Lowell
contact NAMI Greater Lowell at 978-677-0618 or namigreaterlowell@yahoo.com for more information

Middleton Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month
7 – 8:30 pm
at the Middleton Senior Center
38 Maple Street, Middleton
contact Sheila at 617-984.0504 or ShePowGir45@gmail.com for more information

Reading Family Support Group

meets on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month
7 – 8:30 pm
at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading
Loring Building, Room 205
239 Woburn Street, Reading
contact Diane at 978-302-4170; or Guy, 508-736-3887 for more information

Salem Family Support Group

meets on the last Wednesday of the month
7 – 8:30 pm
at the Salem Hospital, Davenport Room 102A & 101
81 Highland Avenue, Salem
contact Sheila at 978-774-2872 or shepowgir45@gmail.com for more information

Winchester Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd Tuesdays of the month
7:30 – 9:30 pm
at the Unitarian Universalist Church
478 Main Street, Wincester
contact Maria at mandmshepherd@comcast.net or 781-258-8823 or Maury at mowood60@gmail.com or 781-460-1577

Metro Boston

Cambridge Family Support Group

meets on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of the month
7:30 – 9:30 pm
at Cambridge Hospital
1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
contact Rae at 617-984-0527 for more information

Dorchester Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month
6 – 7:30 pm
at Steward Carney Hospital
2100 Dorchester Avenue, Boston
contact Mark at 617-522-7439 or Monica at 857-342-2796 for more information

Jamaica Plain Family Support Group

meets on the 3rd Monday of the month
12 – 2 pm
at the Ethos
555 Amory Street, Boston
contact Jane at 617-571-3842, jboyer07@comcast.net or Sid at 617-320-3048 or el.cid3@rcn.com for more information

Newton Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month
7:30 – 9 pm
at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital
2014 Washington Street, Newton
contact Nancy at 781-642-7284 for more information

Wellesley Family Support Group for Parents

meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month
7:30 – 9 pm
at the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church
207 Washington Street, Wellesley
contact Vivian at 617-584-1256 or Marijane at 781-237-7351 or mjktuohy@105albion.com for more information

Winchester Family Support Group

Southeastern Massachusetts

Abington Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month
6:00 – 7:30 pm
in the Community Room at the Abington Police Station
215 Central Street, Abington
contact NAMI South Shore at 737-702-0434 or namisouthshore@gmail.com for more information

Barnstable Family Support Group

meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month
7 – 8:30 pm
at Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church
3055 Main Street, Barnstable
contact NAMI Cape Cod at 508-778-4277 or info@namicapecod.org for more information

Fall River Family Support Group

meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month
7 – 8:30 pm
at the Fall River Public Library
104 North Main Street, Fall River
contact Brenda 508-493-9048 or namibristolcounty@comcast.net for more information

Falmouth Family Support Group

meets on the 4th Monday of the month
7 – 8:30 pm
at the Gus Canty Recreation Center
790 Main Street, Falmouth
contact Bill at 508-428-4351 or fisher62045@hotmail.com for more information

Harwich Family Support Group

meets on the 1st Thursday of the month
6 – 7 pm
at the Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church
310 Rt.137, Harwich
contact NAMI Cape Cod at 508-778-4277 or info@namicapecod.org for more information

Hingham Family Support Group

meets on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month
6 – 7:30 pm
at the Shar’aray Shalom Congregation
1112 Main Street, Hingham
contact NAMI South Shore at 737-702-0434 or namisouthshore@gmail.com for more information

Martha’s Vineyard Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month
6:30 – 8 pm
at the Island Wide Collaborative
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services
111 Edgartown Road, Oak Bluffs
across from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School
contact Cecilia at 201-981-5123 or ckbrennan@yahoo.com for more information

Martha’s Vineyard Family Support Group

meets on the 1st Sunday of the month
6 – 7:30 pm
at the Island Wide Collaborative
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services
111 Edgartown Road, Oak Bluffs
across from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School
contact Maryanne at 860-690-4583 for more information

Nantucket Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month
7 – 8:30 pm
at the Sherburne Commons
40 Sherburne Commons Drive, Nantucket
contact Suzanne at 508-332-9823 for more information

New Bedford Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month
6 – 7 pm
at the 888 Purchased Street, New Bedford
contact Brenda 508-493-9048 or namibristolcounty@comcast.net for more information

Plymouth Family Support Group

meets on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month
7 – 8:30 pm
at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
275 Sandwich Street, Plymouth
contact Kathleen at kathleenconsidine535@gmail.com or Barbara at jusbeacuz@aol.com for more information

Sandwich Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month
6:30 – 7:50 pm
at the Spaulding Rehab Hospital
311 Service Road, Sandwich
contact NAMI Cape Cod at 508-778-4277 or info@namicapecod.org for more information

Taunton Family Support Group

meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month
6 – 7 pm
at Taunton State Hospital
60 Hodges Avenue, Taunton
contact Brenda 508-493-9048 or namibristolcounty@comcast.net for more information

Wellfleet Family Support Group

meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month
6 – 7:30 pm
at Wellfleet Preservation Hall
335 Main Street, Welfleet
contact NAMI Cape Cod at 508-778-4277 or info@namicapecod.org for more information

Central Massachusetts

Acton Family Support Group

Clinton Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd & 4th Fridays of the month
6:30 – 8:30 pm
at UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital
201 Highland Street, Clinton
contact Edie at 978-345-2214 for more information

Leominster Family Support group

meets on 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month
7 – 8:30 pm
at the Lemonister Campus, UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital
60 Hospital Road, Leominster
contact Paul at pbois56@gmail.com or Cathy at c_e_s13@yahoo.com for more information

Marlborough Family Support Group

meets on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month
7 – 9 pm
at the Employment Options
82 Brigham Street, Marlborough
contact Walter at 508-875-5590 or Tina at 508-272-9061 for more information

Newton Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month
7:30 – 9 pm
at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital
2014 Washington Street, Newton
contact Nancy at 781-642-7284 for more information

Wellesley Family Support Group for Parents

Worcester Family Support Group

meets on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month
7 – 9 pm
at Open Sky Community Services
4 Mann Street, Worcester
contact Bill or Nancy at wnmusz@charter.net for more information

Western Massachusetts

Greenfield Family Support Group

meets on the last Wednesday of the month
6 – 8 pm
at Clinical Support Options
298 Federal Street, Greenfield
(across from Sandri Gas Station)
contact Daris at 413-824-1044 for more information

Northampton Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month
7 – 8:30 pm
at the Windhorse Integrative Mental Health
211 North Street Suite #1, Northampton
contact Carol at 413-527-0532 for more information

Orange Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month
5 – 7 pm
at the Quabbin House
25 Main Street, Orange
contact Jen at 978-544-1859 for more information

Pittsfield Family Support Group

meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month
6:30 – 7:30 pm
at the Berkshire Medical Center
725 North Street, Pittsfield
contact NAMI Berkshire County at 413-443-1666 or namibc@namibc.org for more information

Springfield Family Support Group

meets on the Last Wednesday of the month
7 – 9 pm
at the Behavioral Health Network
417 Liberty Street, Springfield
contact Bernice at 413-596-5059 for more information

Volunteering as a NAMI Family Support Group Facilitator

NAMI Family Support Groups are facilitated by two NAMI-trained leaders who have first-hand experience as a parent or family caregiver of a person who has been diagnosed with a mental health condition.

Are you interested in becoming a Family Support Group facilitator? Contact Ilya Cherkasov, Director of Family Programs.

Ilya Cherkasov
NAMI Mass Director of Family Programs
617-580-8541 x 219
icherkasov@namimass.org

Looking for additional family support options?

Check out our Family Support resource page.

You can also contact our COMPASS helpline. Learn more about COMPASS.