National Alliance on Mental Illness of San Joaquin County (NAMI SJC) provides personal and mutual support for families and individuals living with a mental illness, including information and referral services. It assists families and individuals with coping and survival skills.
NAMI currently offers:
- The Family-to-Family class is an eight-week course for families and friends of someone living with mental illness. The course covers mental illness, medication, coping skills, and family emotional support. This course is also available in Spanish. At this time, it is being offered virtually. Please see website for upcoming classes.
- Peer-to-Peer class is an eight-week education course for consumers of mental health in the community. In addition, IOOV “In Our Own Voice” presentations are available for any group wishing to hear from two individuals who are in recovery from mental illness. This course is also available in Spanish.
- The NAMI Provider Education Program offers 12-1/2 hours of in-service training, taught by a trained five-member team of family members, individuals living with mental illness, and a mental health professional.
- The NAMI Basics is a six-week, peer-directed education program developed specifically for parents and other family caregivers of children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness/serious emotional disturbance or who are experiencing symptoms but have not yet been diagnosed.
- The NAMI Connection Recovery Support Groups meet for 90 minutes and is open to all adults with mental health challenges, with or without a diagnosis. Normally meet in person in Stockton, Lodi, Manteca and Tracy. Currently, on-site, hybrid, and virtual meetings are offered. See website for details. E-mail info@namisanjoaquin.org for the link to participate for online meetings.
