Nami Cook County North Subrban

Family education: educational programming for any family member or loved one caring for someone affected by mental illness includes two nami national courses, family to family and basics for families. Family to family is an evidence-based, 12-week course for anyone dealing with an adult who has a serious mental illness. Basics for families is a 6-week course for parents of school age children with mental health issues.

Support groups: support for individuals with mental illness encompasses basic individual support groups, connections, a support group for younger individuals with a serious mental illness who are working or in school, and sundays at one, a social support group where individuals meet to participate in activities. In any given month of 2021, there were seven different individual support group meetings with a total of 2,444 individuals receiving peer support. Participation is anonymous and people can drop in or out as they choose.