Caring for a loved one with a mental health condition can be overwhelming and stressful.
Family-to-Family is a free, 12-session education program for family, friends and significant others of adults living with mental health challenges. It is a designated evidence-based program taught by NAMI-trained family members with lived experience. Thousands of families describe the program as life-changing.
Learn about your loved one’s illness and its symptoms, treatments and medications. Gain insight into what’s happening in the brain to cause symptoms, and how someone feels when symptoms occur. Learn how to handle crises, communication problems and the stress you feel as a family member.
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation's largest grassroots, nonprofit organization aimed at improving quality of life for people living with mental health challenges and their families. NAMI Southwest CT, the local affiliate of NAMI, serves lower Fairfield County, CT.
For additional information about NAMI Southwest CT, please visit https://www.namisouthwestct.org.