NAMI provides free mental health education and support in South Lake Tahoe

Every time we offer support and understanding to a family or friend that is caring for a loved one living with mental illness we give them hope. Recovery is absolutely possible! Education is a core component of recovery. Through an array of free NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) education and support programs for individuals, family members, providers and the general public we are improving lives right here in our community.

Visit www.NAMI.org to learn more.

• 1 in 5 adults in America experience a mental illness.

• 1 in 25 adults in America live with a serious mental illness
• ½ of all chronic mental illness begins by age 14 and 75% by the age of 24
• More than half of all those living with drug addiction have a co-occurring mental illness (most do not know this and are often worsening their condition unintentionally through self-medication.)
• Proper treatment enables recovery.

People living with mental Illness need help and hope: they need a community that supports them, their families and their recovery. Because mental illness devastates the lives of so many, NAMI affiliates and volunteer leaders work in local communities across the country to raise awareness and provide essential and free support, education, and advocacy.

South Lake Tahoe: NAMI El Dorado County free support and classes:

NAMI Family Support – Support Group: 2nd Tuesdays monthly 6-7:30PM at the South Lake Tahoe Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Road. This group provides FREE Support for family members and caregivers of those living with mental illness. Contact: f2fnami@gmail.com or 650-740-5776

NAMI Family-to-Family – Education Program
This free program is 6 consecutive Saturdays October 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov 7 and 14th – 9AM – 3PM at LTCC. Free lunch and snacks and materials. Register early, seats are limited (registration required):
Contact: f2fnami@gmail.com or 650-740-5776
Course is for family members, partners, caregivers, mentors, advocates and friends of individuals living with the following mental health issues.
This class is a SAMHSA.gov evidence-based-practice.

Schizophrenia
Bipolar disorder,
Major Depression
Co-occurring Brain and Addictive Disorders
Borderline Personality Disorder
Panic Disorders and/or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

The course is taught by a team of trained NAMI family member volunteers who know what it’s like to have a loved one struggling with one of these brain disorders. Over 300,000 people in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Italy have completed this course and provided superior course ratings.

NAMI Basics – Education Program
This free program is held across 3 consecutive Saturdays Sep 12th, 19th, and 26th at LTCC. Free lunch, snacks and materials. Registration required. f2fnami@gmail.com or 650-740-5776.

This program is designed for parents, family caregivers, mentors, youth leaders, and advocates of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties. NAMI Basics helps parents and others understand the illnesses that are causing those behavioral difficulties, and the critical role families play in the treatment of those illnesses.

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