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.
Thursdays starting
October
3
NAMI Cape Ann Family-to-Family class – in-person
Date: Thursdays, October 3 to November 21, 2024
Time: 6 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Gloucester
Contact: Robert at rmckayx2@yahoo.com
Wednesdays starting
October
16
NAMI South Shore Family-to-Family class – in person
Date: Wednesdays, October 16 to December 24, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm to 9 pm
Location: Hingham
Contact: Molly at mollyrgarrity@gmail.com
Mondays starting
October
21
NAMI Cape Cod & the Islands Family-to-Family class – in-person
Date: Mondays, October 21 to December 16, 2024
Time: 4 pm to 6:30 pm
Location: Barnstable
Contact: Kim at klemmon@namicapecod.org
Mondays starting
October
21
NAMI Cambridge-Middlesex & NAMI Greater NorthShore Family-to-Family class – virtual
Date: Mondays, October 21 to December 16, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm to 9 pm
Location: virtual
Contact: Yolanta at kovalkoyolanta9@gmail.com or Katerina at katgeorges@icloud.com
Tuesdays starting
October
22
NAMI Central Mass & NAMI Newton-Wellesley Family-to-Family class – virtual
Date: Tuesdays, October 22 to December 17, 2024
Time: 9 am to 11:30 am
Location: virtual
Contact: Sara at 617-834-1458 or Greg at gmartiros@icloud.com
Mondays starting
November
11
NAMI Central Middlesex Family-to-Family class – in-person
Date: Tuesdays, November 11, 2024 to January 13, 2025 (excluding holiday weeks)
Time: 6:30 pm to 9 pm
Location: Boxborough
Contact: Steve at shadden@hadlorgroup.com
Late Fall
2024
NAMI Western Mass Family-to-Family class – in person
Date: late Fall – dates to be determined
Time: to be determined
Location: Holyoke
Contact: Tamari at tamari_c@yahoo.com or 413-786-9139
January
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 at NAMI Massachusetts. Compass provides information, ideas, resources, and support to help people navigate the complex mental health system and related systems of care. 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