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Beginning Monday July 13, 2020 NAMI Lake County, OH will offer NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group in person with restrictions.

Limited Seating * Registration is required * Masks are required

Meeting will be held every Monday in Painesville, Ohio at 6:00 pm

For more information register here

Please join via zoom every Tuesday from 6:30 P.M. til 8:00 P.M.

The link for every week will be the same:

https://zoom.us/j/815411996 OR dial in using phone at (929)205-6099

Meeting ID: 815 411 996

Once you join you will be prompted to use phone or computer audio and given a phone number to call in to!

Any questions can be asked in this event group, via messenger, or call us at (440)639-1200

Basic data and phone usage rates may apply if you are not connected through the internet. To be prepared on your smartphone, you can download the free Zoom application

****This meeting will NOT meet on March 30th, June 30th, September 29th and December 29th. *****

Please join us VIRTUALLY for peer support. We will meet every Wednesday from 3:30 pm til 5:00 pm.

The link for every week will be the same:

https://zoom.us/j/100792470 OR dial In via phone at (929)205-6099

Meeting ID: 100 792 470

Once you join you will be prompted to use phone or computer audio and given a phone number to call in to!

Any questions can be asked in this event group, via messenger, or call us! (440)639-1200

Basic data and phone usage rates may apply if you are not connected through the internet. To be prepared on your smartphone, you can download the free Zoom application

NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. It is a designated evidenced-based program. This means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition.

Our next session will begin on September 30, 2020 at 6:30pm till 9:00pm. Please be sure to register one of three ways – Call Pam Jones at (440)639-1200 Ext 103, email pam@namilake.org or register on-line click here

NAMI Peer-to-Peer is a free, eight-session educational program for adults with mental health conditions who are looking to better understand themselves and their recovery.

Taught by trained leaders with lived experience, this program includes activities, discussions and informative videos. However, as with all NAMI programs, it does not include recommendations for treatment approaches.

Our next session will begin July 29, 2020 at 5:30pm till 7:30pm. Please be sure to register one of three ways, Call Pam Jones at (440)639-1200 Ext 103, email pam@namilake.org or register on- line click here

We are grateful for the love you demonstrate to those impacted by mental illness by supporting NAMIWalks Lake County!

Thanks to YOUR efforts, NAMIWalkers

raised more than $43,000 in 2019!

Please renew your commitment in 2020 so NAMI Lake County can increase programming for all

peers and family members affected by mental illness.

Registration is open NOW!

In The News: NAMI Lake County, OH

NAMI’s Statement On Recent Racist Incidents and Mental Health Resources for African Americans

June 3, 2020

NAMI.org
5/29/2020

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released the following statement from CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., regarding recent racist incidents across the country and their impact on mental health:

“The effect of racism and racial trauma on mental health is real and cannot be ignored. The disparity in access to mental health care in communities of color cannot be ignored. The inequality and lack of cultural competency in mental health treatment cannot be ignored.

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NAMI Basics on Demand

NAMI is excited to offer NAMI Basics OnDemand as of October 1, 2019. For more information and to register click on the logo below.

NAMI Basics is a 6-session education program for parents, caregivers and other family who provide care for youth (ages 22 and younger) who are experiencing mental health symptoms. This program is free to participants, 99% of whom say they would recommend the program to others. NAMI Basics is available both in person and online through NAMI Basics OnDemand.

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Non-profit working to break mental illness stigma at schools

LAKE COUNTY, Ohio — Julia Knopes was once ashamed.

“Some weeks I was exhausted worried and depressed other weeks I spoke so quickly that my sentences blurred together while my hands shook,” said Knopes.

She now tells her story loud and proud to help others.

“My psychiatrist diagnosed me with bipolar disorder and helped me find medications that reduced my symptoms, made the suicidal thoughts disappear and made me feel physically and psychologically better,”

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