NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for adults living with mental illness. You will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others, and the groups are led by NAMI-trained facilitators who've been there.
NAMI’s Support Groups are unique because they follow a structured model to ensure you and others in the group have an opportunity to be heard and to get what you need. The groups meet on a bi-weekly, weekly, or monthly basis.
What You’ll Gain
By sharing your experiences in a safe and confidential setting, you gain hope and develop relationships. The group encourages empathy, productive discussion and a sense of community.
What It’s All About
Seeing the individual first, not the illness
Recognizing that mental illnesses are medical illnesses that may have environmental triggers
Understanding that mental illnesses are traumatic events
Aiming for better coping skills
Finding strength in sharing experiences
Rejecting stigma and not tolerating discrimination
Not judging anyone’s pain
Forgiving ourselves and rejecting guilt
Embracing humor as healthy
Accepting that we cannot solve every problem
Working for a better future in a realistic way
Wisdom from Shared Experiences
This peer-led course provides a confidential place to learn from shared experiences in an environment of sincere, uncritical acceptance. No specific medication or medical therapy is endorsed or recommended. Our Core Philosophy informs the course’s approach. Participation in the course gives you an opportunity to gain tangible resources – personalized plans, strategies for potential events in the future and information – as well as a deeper understanding of your personal recovery process.
Core Philosophy
We have more in common than not.
We are all experts on our own experience.
We respect individual experiences and individual choices.
We are free to choose our own path.
There is no one true way to do or be anything.
What Others Say About NAMI Connection
““NAMI Connection has enabled me to take a good look at my illness and see that I am not alone. The program has given me additional tools to not only accept my illness, but to help others along the way””
““… People can solve problems [at a NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group]. It isn’t just a bunch of sad stories; people are coming up with solutions and stuff to do for the next week. One of our group attendees is taking her meds and getting herself to her counselor and is just about able to go back to her career in great part due to Connection””
