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Support

NAMI is dedicated to providing support for all who face mental illness including their friends and families.

NAMI Connecticut offers a variety of support groups throughout the state in conjunction with its local affiliates, including groups for parents, siblings, spouses, and parents of children and adolescents, and people with psychiatric disorders. New groups are started all the time so be sure to check back regularly to this page if you don’t see a group in your area.

  • NAMI Affiliate Friends and Family Support Groups
  • Other NAMI Friends and Family Support Groups
  • NAMI-CAN Support Groups (Child and Adolescent Network)
  • The NAMI Connection Recovery Support Groups
  • NAMI Young Connection Recovery Groups

For a full listing please check NAMI CT

The support groups provided by NAMI Shoreline are

Friends and Family  

Young Adult Connection

Resources

 

NEW CPS CLASS starting April 10! Sign up soon; space is limited

 

 

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NAMI Shoreline Affiliate, Connecticut

19 hours ago

NAMI Shoreline Affiliate, Connecticut

You've heard about the Mental Health Parity Bill....yes?
HERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS!

On Monday, the House unanimously passed the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Parity bill, HB 7125!! WE'RE ALMOST THERE BUT WE CAN'T RELAX YET.
There are a number of bills waiting to be called, which means the bill could get caught in House/Senate gridlock.

PLEASE call or email your state senator TODAY expressing your support, and ask for HB 7125 to be brought for a vote in the senate. IT'S EASY....-Click on the link below to email your state senator. Email to ask for the bill to be called and tell your personal story. It's easy to edit:

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(Thank you to Ben Shaiken at the Alliance for creating the email link and to the amazing efforts of the Parity Coalition.)

For more information, please contact Susan Kelley, director of advocacy and policy, skelley@namict.org, or Thomas Burr, manager of affiliate relations, tburr@namict.org at NAMI Connecticut. Or call NAMI Connecticut at 860-882-0236. ...

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NAMI Shoreline Affiliate, Connecticut is at State Capitol, Hartford, CT.

5 days ago

NAMI Shoreline Affiliate, Connecticut

Today’s NAMI CT walk was perfection! Beautiful day, wonderful MC, and terrific band! Waffles enjoyed it immensely. Thank you, Collin, for getting us started and New Britain High School Band for keeping us going! ...

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NAMI Shoreline Affiliate, Connecticut

7 days ago

NAMI Shoreline Affiliate, Connecticut

WALK with us this weekend! It's supposed to be an actual SPRING DAY!! NAMI Shoreline has two teams this year:
"Patrick's People" thanks to Liz Early our Board Treasurer and mental health champion extraordinaire: secure.qgiv.com/event/account/789231/

And "Kids Just Want to be Heard" Divinna Schmitt's team championing the cause of actually listening to kids:
secure.qgiv.com/event/account/758277-divinnawalks2019

Click on either link to learn more, to donate, to register! Join us at the Capitol this weekend! Help us reach our goals!
Over 90% of the funds raised go to support the signature programs we offer you at NO CHARGE. WE SO APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU!
This is Waffles walking with us last year...discovering no one was actually holding his leash. 😂 ...

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Emergency Contacts

911 - Ask the police dispatcher to send officers trained to respond to mental illness crisis (Crisis Intervention Team)
GO! - to the nearest hospital emergency room
203.483.2650 - BHCare, Mobile Crisis Team. (For adult crises/emergencies)
211 or 1.800.203.1234 - Infoline, a statewide resource available 24/7 211, press 1 - Child Guidance Centers' Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services (EMPS). (For children's behavioral crises/emergencies.)

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