Family to Family
NAMI Family to Family is a series of free 12 weekly classes structured to help family members and friends of individuals with mental illness understand and support their loved one while maintaining their own well being. Taught by trained volunteer NAMI Connecticut family members.
For more information about the curriculum and a video, go to www.nami.org and go to “NAMI Programs” at the bottom center of the screen and click on “Family-to-Family”.
NAMI Shoreline currently offers one class per year. Pre-registration required. Class sizes are limited.
Stay tuned for details on the next scheduled class from NAMI Shoreline.
Information on classes held in other locations throughout the state may be obtained through the state office at 860.882.0236 and http://www.namict.org/educational-programs/
NAMI Basics
NAMI Basics is a free 6-week program that allows families to connect to one another while learning about mental illness, its impact on children and adolescents, strategies to deal with schools and providers and tools to empower parents/caregivers to overcome 
new challenges. This program is specifically for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents with mental illness who have diverse complex needs.
For more information about the curriculum and a video, go to www.nami.org and go to “NAMI Programs” at the bottom center of the screen and click on “NAMI Basics”.
NAMI Shoreline offers NAMI Basics occasionally. We hope to offer NAMI Basics in the spring of 2017
Additional information on classes held in other locations throughout the state may be
obtained through the state office at 860.882.0236 and www.namict.org/educational-programs
Check the drop down menu for education to find local programs.
