NAMI Lexington Offers:

NAMI Signature Education, Training,

& Peer Support Programs

NAMI offers an array of peer edu­ca­tion and train­ing pro­grams and ser­vices for con­sumers, fam­i­ly mem­bers, providers, and the gen­er­al pub­lic. NAMI’s edu­ca­tion and sup­port pro­grams pro­vide rel­e­vant infor­ma­tion, valu­able insight, and the oppor­tu­ni­ty to engage in sup­port networks.

These pro­grams draw on the lived expe­ri­ence of men­tal health con­sumers and fam­i­ly mem­bers who have learned to live well with their ill­ness­es and have been exten­sive­ly trained to help oth­ers, as well as the exper­tise of men­tal health pro­fes­sion­als and educators.

Whether you are a con­sumer, a fam­i­ly mem­ber, a provider, or a mem­ber of the gen­er­al pub­lic, there is a NAMI edu­ca­tion or sup­port pro­gram to help you learn more about men­tal ill­ness­es, devel­op cop­ing strate­gies, or find the sup­port you need.

NAMI Fam­i­ly & Friends is a free, four hour sem­i­nar that informs peo­ple who have loved ones with a men­tal health con­di­tion how to best sup­port them. It’s also an oppor­tu­ni­ty  to meet oth­er peo­ple in sim­i­lar sit­u­a­tions and gain com­mu­ni­ty sup­port. Read More…

 

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NAMI Fam­i­ly-to-Fam­i­ly is a class for fam­i­lies, part­ners and friends of indi­vid­u­als with men­tal ill­ness. The course is designed to facil­i­tate a bet­ter under­stand­ing of men­tal ill­ness, increase cop­ing skills and empow­er par­tic­i­pants to become advo­cates for their fam­i­ly mem­bers. This pro­gram was des­ig­nat­ed as an evi­dence-based pro­gram by SAMHSA. Click Here to learn more.

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In Our Own Voice (IOOV) – An infor­ma­tion­al out­reach pro­gram on recov­ery pre­sent­ed by trained con­sumers to oth­er con­sumers, fam­i­lies, stu­dents, pro­fes­sion­als, and all peo­ple want­i­ng to learn about men­tal ill­ness. The pro­gram is designed to offer insight into how peo­ple with seri­ous men­tal ill­ness­es cope with the real­i­ties of their dis­or­ders while recov­er­ing and reclaim­ing pro­duc­tive lives with mean­ing and dig­ni­ty. NAMI Lex­ing­ton will pro­vide approx­i­mate­ly 75 IOOV pre­sen­ta­tions in 2014 to inpa­tient and out­pa­tient pro­gram par­tic­i­pants, col­lege stu­dents, civic orga­ni­za­tions, and groups of com­mu­ni­ty lead­ers. Esti­mat­ed num­ber of par­tic­i­pants: 750

Click Here to learn more about IOOV Pre­sen­ta­tions, IOOV Train­ings and IOOV Facil­i­ta­tor Trainings.

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NAMI Con­nec­tion is a week­ly recov­ery sup­port group for peo­ple liv­ing with men­tal ill­ness in which peo­ple learn from each oth­ers’ expe­ri­ences, share cop­ing strate­gies, and offer each oth­er encour­age­ment and under­stand­ing. Click Here for more information.

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QPR: Ques­tion, Per­suade, and Refer — the 3 sim­ple steps any­one can learn to help save a life from suicide.

Just as peo­ple trained in CPR and the Heim­lich Maneu­ver help save thou­sands of lives each year, peo­ple trained in QPR learn how to rec­og­nize the warn­ing signs of a sui­cide cri­sis and how to ques­tion, per­suade, and refer some­one to help. Each year thou­sands of Amer­i­cans, like you, are say­ing “Yes” to sav­ing the life of a friend, col­league, sib­ling, or neighbor.

QPR can be learned in our Gate­keep­er course in as lit­tle as one hour. This class is not intend­ed for cer­ti­fi­ca­tion purposes.

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KYSTARS is a unique state-wide group con­sist­ing of behav­ioral health con­sumers, pro­fes­sion­als, admin­is­tra­tors and fam­i­ly mem­bers work­ing col­lab­o­ra­tive­ly to pro­mote the real­i­ty of recov­ery through­out Ken­tucky. Read more…