Nipissing Family Peer
Support Services is pleased to announce that we will be offering NAMI’s
Family-to-Family Education Program, starting on September 4th, 2012 from
5:00-7:30 p.m. running 1 evening per week for 12 consecutive weeks. The NAMI
Family-to-Family Education Program is a free 12-week course for family
caregivers of individuals with a severe mental health issues. All instruction
and course materials are free for class participants.
Offering a curriculum that
focuses on schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, clinical depression, panic disorder
and obsessive-compulsive disorder, this course discusses the clinical treatment
of these illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need
to cope more effectively. The course is
taught by trained family members.
The classes will be held at
NFP, 351 Ferguson Street, 3rd Floor, North Bay. We ask parents of adults with
mental health issues, siblings, spouses, and adult children whose parent has a mental
health issue to contact the family office at (705) 494-4774 x 226 for more
information. Pre-registration and a 12 class commitment are required.
Please pass on this information to anyone who you think would benefit from this amazing learning opportunity. Classes fill up quickly!
More information about NAMI:
http://www.namiontario.ca
April Raftis
