NAMI Omaha Presents Family to Family Workshop

NAMI Omaha (www.naminebraska.org) is pleased to announce an upcoming Family to Family workshop. This is a free 12-week course for family members, partners, and friends of individuals with mental illnesses.

The course is structured to help caregivers understand and support individuals with mental illness while maintaining their own well-being. Information includes different mental illnesses, medications, coping resources, problem solving, empathy and family communication.

The course will be held on Thursdays from January 11th through March 29th, from 5.30-8.30 p.m. at Community Alliance, located at 41st and Leavenworth. Registration deadline is set for January 3rd, 2018. For more information or to register, contact Linda Jensen at (402) 517-5772 or lejensen@unmc.edu.

NAMI Omaha is a local affiliate of The National Alliance on Mental Illness. They provide free support to family and friends who have a loved one living with mental illness through education, literature, workshops, conferences, support groups and more. They also offer support groups to the individuals who have a mental illness.

For information, go to www.naminebraska.org or call (402) 345-8101. For helpful articles on mental illness, follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NAMIOmaha.