Is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Offering support and mentorship services, including family and group therapy for siblings.
What We Do
NAMI Colorado works to educate, advocate, listen and lead to improve the lives of people with mental illness and their loved ones.
Our Commitment To Diversity, Equity And Inclusion
At NAMI Colorado, we believe a diverse, inclusive, and equitable allliance is one where all employees, volunteers and members — regardless of gender, race, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, education, disability, veteran status or other dimension of diversity– feel valued and respected.
Through the NAMI Family Support Groups, you will find:
- A network of friends who care and understand
- Ideas that help you take care of yourself and your family
- A chance to share your experience and learn from others who have been there
The NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group Program is a peer-based, mutual support group program for any adult living with a mental illness. Connection groups provide a place for individuals who have in common the experience of living with mental illness, to share experiences and use them as learning opportunities. Groups are a safe space to confront the challenges that all people face, regardless of diagnosis.
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.
NAMI Family-to-Family is taught by NAMI-trained family members who have been there, and includes presentations, discussions and interactive exercises.
Peer-to-Peer is a unique, experiential learning program for people with any serious mental illness who are interested in establishing and maintaining their wellness and recovery.
Peer-to-Peer consists of eight two-hour units and is taught by a team of two trained “Leaders” and a volunteer support person who are personally experienced at living well with mental illness. Leaders are trained in an intensive 2 day training session and are supplied with teaching manuals.
Participants come away from the course with a binder of hand-out materials, as well as many other tangible resources: an advance directive; a “relapse prevention plan” to help identify tell-tale feelings, thoughts, behavior or events that may warn of impending relapse and to organize for intervention; mindfulness exercises to help focus and calm thinking; and survival skills for working with providers and the general public.
MANY MORE ACTIVITIES AND CLASSES AVALIBLE. PLEASE SEE WEBSIGHT
Own or work here?
