NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, peer-led 8-session Education Program, open to adult family members, significant others, or friends of people who live with mental illness. The course is taught by trained family members of people living with mental illness.

An 8-hour course that teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training provides the skills needed to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing and mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis. There is also a course available designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Topics include depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

White Crane's Health Outreach Program strives to provide a comprehensive, holistic, community-based approach to chronic disease prevention in order to reduce the incidence of risk factors for preventable disease (stroke, heart disease, cancer, hypertension, diabetes, pneumonia, flu, osteoporosis, mental illness); to motivate and educate seniors to take control of their health; and to make health care services accessible to low-income, disadvantaged, immigrant, refugee, and minority at-risk elderly.

School-Based Counselors are master's level clinical social workers that provide comprehensive, destigmatized mental health services to youth and families, with a focus on addressing risk factors and enhancing coping, problem-solving, and communication skills. They work with teachers, administrators, and other school staff as well as parents and other family members to build the support networks that are key for long-term youth development.

NAMI Chicago provides the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), an 8-week wellness class for people with mental health symptoms and conditions. All wellness classes are free, safe, and confidential places to talk things through with others who understand, and are led by people who have had similar experiences too.

Books Over Balls Preventive Wellness and Mental Health Awareness Initiative is a program that aims to promote healthy lifestyles and mental wellness among youth in Chicago. The program offers a variety of activities and resources, including: mental health workshops, healthy living workshops, peer support groups, and individual counseling.

The Circle Resource Center specializes in serving women from lower socioeconomic groups. The center offers women a number of resources, including psychotherapy in English and in Spanish and a variety of workshops and programming to enrich the women's lives, provide education, social opportunities, and fun for the community.

Evanston Public Library offers a variety of programming related to health and wellness such as conversational events covering mental health topics, HIV testing, and screenings for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Free 8-session class taught by trained NAMI members. The Family to Family curriculum focuses on: - Schizophrenia. - Bipolar disorder (manic depression). - Clinical depression. - Panic disorder. - Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The course discusses the clinical treatment of these illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more effectively. Classes are offered twice a year. NAMI Champaign County also provides monthly educational presentations and can provide an in-service for teachers and staff to help identify the symptoms of mental illness in children.

An 8-hour course that teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training provides the skills needed to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing and mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis. There is also a course available designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Topics include depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

Provides several mental health services. Services provided: - Mental health and recovery support groups. - Assessment and treatment planning. - Individual and family therapy. - Recovery support and case management. - Crisis intervention. - Individual Placement Support Employment Services.

Provides Health Educators that work in collaboration with local health organizations and service providers to assure that health information and screenings are available to Will County residents at no cost.

Mental Health First Aid: Program is designed to teach people how to help individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis or developing a mental health problem. Provides information on how to recognize common mental health disorders, how to provide initial help, and how to guide individuals towards appropriate professional help. Adult Mental Health First Aid: Teaches people how to recognize signs of mental health or substance use challenges in adults ages 18 and older, how to offer and provide initial help, and how to guide a person toward appropriate care if necessary. Youth Mental Health First Aid: Teaches people how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing mental health or addiction challenges, or is in crisis. Primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people.

Offers several different mental health education programs. Family-To-Family: Provides a free, 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illness. The course is taught by trained family members. All instruction and course materials are free to class participants. Course includes: - Current information about schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, and co-occurring brain disorders and addictive disorders. - Up-to-date information about medications, side effects, and strategies for medication adherence. - Current research related to the biology of brain disorders and the evidence-based, most effective treatments to promote recovery. - Gaining sympathy by understanding the subjective, lived experience of a person with mental illness. - Learning in special workshops for problem solving, listening, and communication techniques. - Acquiring strategies for handling crises and relapse. - Focusing on care for the caregiver: coping with worry, stress, and emotional overload. - Guidance on location appropriate supports and services within the community. - Information on advocacy initiatives designed to improve and expand services. NAMI Basics: Provides an education program for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental illness. Course is taught by trained teachers who are the parent or other caregiver of individual who developed the symptoms of mental illness prior to the age of 13 years. Course consists of 6 classes, each lasting 2 1/2 hours. Classes may be offered weekly for 6 consecutive weeks or may be offered twice per weeks for 3 weeks to accommodate individuals with busy schedules. All instruction materials are free to participants. Peer-To-Peer: Provides an experiential learning program for people with any serious illness who are interested in establishing and maintaining their wellness and recovery. Course includes: - Consists of 10 2-hour units and is taught by a team of two trained "Mentors" and a volunteer support person who are personally experienced at living with mental illness. - Mentors are trained in an intensive 3-day training session and are supplied with teaching manuals. - Participants come away from the course with a binder of hand-out materials, as well as many other tangible resources: an advance directive; a "relapse prevention plan" to help identify tell-tale feelings, thoughts, behavior, or events that may warn of impending relapse and to organize for intervention; mindfulness exercises to help focus and calm thinking; and survival skills for working with providers and the general public. IOOV: Provides a public education program in which 2 trained consumer speakers share compelling personal stories about living with mental illness and achieving recovery. This program 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 presentation, audience members are encouraged to offer feedback and ask questions. Audience participation is an important aspect of IOOV because the more the audience members become involved, the closer they come to understanding what it is like to live with a mental illness and stay in recovery. Presentations are given to consumer groups, students, law enforcement officials, educators, providers, faith community members, politicians, professionals, inmates, and interested civic groups. Hearts and Minds: Provides an online, interactive, educational initiative promoting the idea of wellness in both mind and body. Mental Health First Aid: Provides a public education program that helps the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Program is offered in 12-hour course that presents an overview of mental illness an

Education, resources, and support groups for anyone impacted by mental illness.

An 8-hour course that teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training provides the skills needed to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing and mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis. There is also a course available designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Topics include depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

Provide classes for individuals with mental illness as well as for family members. Also, provide educational presentations on mental health and suicide prevention for the community.

NAMI Family to Family: Provides an 8-session educational program for family, significant others, and friends of people living with mental illness. Program is also offered in Spanish. NAMI Peer to Peer: Provides an 8-week educational program for adults with mental health conditions who are looking to better understand themselves and their recovery. Program is also offered in Spanish. NAMI Basics: Provides a 6-week education program for parents and family caregivers of children and teens who are experiencing symptoms of a mental illness or who have already been diagnosed. Program is offered in a group setting so that attendees can connect with others face-to-face. NAMI Ending the Silence: Provides a presentation for middle and high school students. Symptoms of mental health conditions and resources to access when they are noted in peers and family members are provided. A recovery speaker shares their story. Students are asked to take action in ending the stigma regarding mental illness. NAMI Provider: Providers a staff development program for healthcare providers, administrative staff, operational staff, and students working directly with people affected by mental illness. Equips participants with a deeper understanding of mental illness and the confidence to serve individuals and families in a collaborative manner. Offered as a 15-hour program spread over 5 sessions or in a 4-hour seminar. NAMI Homefront: Provides a free suite of mental health resources for caregivers, family members, military service members, and veterans. Resources are intended to educate and empower the military community in their journey toward mental health recovery and overall well-being. Program covers mental health basics, self-care, common diagnoses, self-improvement, crisis planning, personal perspectives, and recovery.

Provides extensive information about anxiety disorders for consumers and professionals, therapy referrals for therapists who specialize in anxiety disorders, and self-help materials. Website also assists with finding support groups for specific ailments. Support groups may be either virtual or in person (depending on location).

- Ending the Silence: Classroom presentation that informs middle and high schoolers about mental illnesses and warning signs. - In Our Own Voice: Presentations that provide personal perspective of mental health conditions. - Family-to-Family: 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses, educating about various mental illnesses, addictive disorders, medications, side effects, and strategies for medication adherence.

information and referral, assistance with social service applications, health workshops, and socialization activities. General Social Services: - Medicaid and Medicare assistance. - Housing application. - SNAP application assistance. - Information and referrals. - LIHEAP information and assistance. - Free bus pass application assistance. - Assisting residents with applying for adult daycare services, in-home care services, home-delivered meals, PACE, etc. Also offers job training and job opportunities including: - Senior job training program. - Homemaker jobs. - Driver jobs. Health Workshops: Topics cover comprehensive health topics, such as: - Evidence-based chronic disease self-management (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, chronic lung disease, high blood pressure, etc.). - Customized exercises for individuals. - Falling prevention. - Memory Café (social gatherings where people with dementia and memory loss can enjoy and spend time with their caregivers). - Hepatitis B prevention and screenings referral. - Mental health program and individual counseling (PEARLS). - Vaccine information. Socialization Activities: Provides activities and entertainment for residents such as singing, dancing, arts and crafts, games, etc. Implements diverse activities such as Tai Chi, Chinese calligraphy, ping pong, Mahjong, Chinese paper cutting, lantern making, etc.

Provides a database of resources for mental health and addiction resources. Also provides several self-care resources to help with self-de-escalation.

Family and Friends Support Group monthly meetings designed to foster support for those who have friends or family members experiencing mental health issues; it often helps to know one is not alone in this situation.

Provides mental health education, support, and advocacy for individuals, family members, and communities.

Provides several mental health services. Services provided: - Mental health and recovery support groups. - Assessment and treatment planning. - Individual and family therapy. - Recovery support and case management. - Crisis intervention. - Individual Placement Support Employment Services.