Family Support Group
What is Family Support Group?
NAMI Family Support Group is a peer-led support group for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. Gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar experiences.
NAMI’s support groups are unique because they follow a structured model, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to be heard and to get what they need.
- Free of cost
- Designed for adult loved ones of people with mental health conditions
- Led by family members of people with mental health conditions
- 90 minutes long and meets weekly
- No specific medical therapy or treatment is endorsed
- Confidential
What People Are Saying
“The most beneficial thing for me was that I am not alone. I found the NAMI Family Support Group at the time I really needed it!”
“The support group facilitators and attendees were respectful of other people’s experiences and were non-judgmental when there were different ways of handling things.”
“I felt I received constructive, practical and helpful information from group members.”
“Using the [NAMI] support group model is so essential to the success of our family support groups. As a group, the collective wisdom covered a lot of possibilities.”
Where are the meetings?
In Vancouver
Thursdays from 3:00 – 4:30 pm at Bridgeview Resource Center
and
The 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at New Tradition Homes
and
The 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month (Starting December 12, 2019) from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at The Quarry Senior Living
In Longview
The 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month from 6:00 – 7:30 pm at Canterbury Inn
