Online Support Groups
Since we aren’t able to meet in person, we are offering support groups online using Zoom. Zoom is a FREE online service that allows video and voice meetings between multiple people. You can use Zoom from your PC at www.zoom.us, or download the free app from your app store on your tablet or smart phone.
Family Support Group – Meets the 1st Tuesday of Each Month 6:30 – 8 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Our Free NAMI Family Support Group will be meeting on the SECOND Tuesday July 11th due to the first Tuesday falls on the July 4th Holiday. There will be no Support Group Meeting the month of September. To register, e-mail Deborah at dpburfeind@comcast.net
The Family Support Group is free and provides support, education, advocacy and information to family members and friends of those suffering with severe mental illness. Each person has an opportunity, if they wish, to share their current situation with the group. Since everyone attending has or is going through similar issues, everyone can offer understanding and comfort. Often group members are able to offer helpful ideas, suggestions and resources. Learn More
Connection Recovery Support Group – Currently postponed until further notice
The Connection Recovery Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for people, over the age of 18 living with mental illness. Connection Recovery Support Groups are led by trained facilitators living in recovery themselves. The group is designed to connect, encourage, and support participants using a structured support group model. Learn More
In Our Own Voice
In Our Own Voice (IOOV) is a unique public education program developed by NAMI, in which two trained consumer speakers share compelling personal stories about living with mental illness and achieving recovery.
IOOV is an opportunity for those who have struggled with mental illness to gain confidence and to share their individual experiences of recovery and transformation.
Throughout the IOOV presentation, audience members are encouraged to offer feedback and ask questions. Audience participation is an important aspect of IOOV because the more audience members become involved, the closer they come to understanding what it is like to live with a mental illness and stay in recovery.
IOOV presentations are given to consumer groups, students, law enforcement officials, educators, providers, faith community members, politicians, professionals, inmates, and interested civic groups.
All presentations are offered free of charge.
NAMI Butte County is working with the Butte County Department of Behavioral Health to bring this educational program to our community.
For more information about upcoming speakers, please contact us at 530-894-8551.