NAMI Family-to-Family is NAMI’s flagship education program for family members of people diagnosed with mental health conditions. This free, 8-week program is facilitated by trained volunteers who are family members, caring for their loved ones themselves.
The class provides family caretakers with education about mental health conditions, skills workshops, and information about available resources. The NAMI Family-to-Family curriculum includes:
- Information about mental health conditions and treatments
- Coping skills, handling crisis and relapse, local and national resources
- Listening and communication techniques
- Problem solving, limit setting, self-care
Most importantly, the class offers family members the invaluable opportunity of open conversation and mutual support in a stigma-free environment. Class participants, now more than 400,000 people nationwide, find that the Family-to-Family experience empowers them to understand and pursue paths toward healthy recovery for their loved ones, their families, and themselves.
Upcoming NAMI Family-to-Family Classes
Please note that our NAMI Family-to-Family classes are currently offered both virtually and in-person. Pre-registration is required.
We encourage you to register for the class based in your area, but classes are open to all. View our map to find the NAMI affiliate in your area.
Fall
2024
NAMI Western Massachusetts Curso Virtual en Español
Cuándo: Otoño 2024
Hora: (por determinar)
Contacto: NAMI Western Mass en information@namiwm.org o 413-786-9139
September
4
NAMI Cape Ann Family-to-Family class – in-person
Date: Thursdays, September 4 to October 24, 2024
Time: 6 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Gloucester
Contact: Robert at rmckayx2@yahoo.com
September
14
NAMI Cambridge-Middlesex/Central-Middlesex Family-to-Family class – in-person
Date: Saturdays, September 14 to November 2nd, 2024
Time: 9 am to 11:30 am
Location: in person
Contact: Maureen at maureen1maureen@aol.com or Elizabeth at fongef@gmail.com
September
24
NAMI Central-Middlesex Family-to-Family class – virtual
Date: Tuesdays, September 24 to November 19, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm to 9 pm
Location: virtual on Zoom
Contact: Sara at doddsara25@gmail.com or Phyllis at phyllis.terrey100@gmail.com
Jan
2025
NAMI Cambridge-Middlesex Family-to-Family class – in-person
When: January 2025 (dates to be determined)
Time: (to be determined)
Location: Cambridge
Contact: Carolyn White at carolyn@nami-cambridgemiddlesex.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.
Contact us for more information about NAMI Family-to-Family:
Ilya Cherkasov, MS
(he/him/his)
Senior Manager, Education & Support
617-286-7607
icherkasov@namimass.org
Eliza T. Williamson, M.Ed, MFA, CPS
Deputy Director of Programs
617-286-7616
ewilliamson@namimass.org