Family To Family
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Family to Family 2020 Class enrollment is now open. SEATS ARE LIMITED!
When: February 25 – April 28, 2020
​Weekly on Tuesday nights, 6:30-9:00 PM.
Where: Kenosha County Center (Highway 50 and Highway 45 ) 
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This is a free class for family members or loved ones who are caring for or living with someone with mental illness.
Individuals with mental illness are excluded from this class.



Mark your calendars and tell your friends and family.
Family to Family classes are offered on an annual basis. This is a free 12-week class for family members who are living with or caring for some one with mental illness. A fall class is sometimes offered if there is enough demand. Holding classes is contingent on enrolling enough class participants.  For more information call 262-652-3606 or email jedeleo9010@gmail.com.

We also offer a class in Spanish if the enrollment is high enough. 
The NAMI Family to Family education program is  free 12 week course for families of individuals with severe brain disorders (mental illnesses).  The course is taught by trained local NAMI family members.  All course materials are furnished at no cost to you.

The curriculum focuses on schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (manic depression), schizoaffective disorder, major depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety disorders and borderline personality disorder.  The course discusses the clinical treatment of these illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more efficiently.
What People Are Saying
"Before I took the course, I felt alone and overwhelmed dealing with my daughter’s mental illness. By taking this course, I have met others who are going through the same things I am and have learned about many resources that I never knew existed."

"I thought my wife and I knew just about everything there is to know about the system and the illness. Boy, were we wrong. Without a doubt, this is the best support course I have had the privilege of taking part in, bar none." 
Participation includes:
  • Attend with other family members just like you in a confidential setting.
  • Learn about what your relative is actually experiencing.
  • Take a fascinating look inside some of today's current research on brain disorders.
  • Up-to-date information on mental health conditions and how they affect the brain
  • Current treatments, including evidence-based therapies, medications and side effects
  • Learn how families become advocates against stigma.
  • Learn all about the biology of the brain disorders - known as mental illnesses.
  • Learn of first hand accounts of what it's like to live with a mental illness. Presenters with mental illness humanize this misunderstood topic by demonstrating that it's possible—and common—to live well with mental illness.
  • How to manage crises, solve problems and communicate effectively
  • Taking care of yourself and managing your stress
  • Developing the confidence and stamina to provide support with compassion
  • Finding and using local supports and services
  • The impact of mental illness on the entire family

Class topics by week include:
  1. Learn about feelings and facts.
  2. Schizophrenia, major depression, and mania: diagnosis and dealing with critical periods.
  3. Subtypes of depression and bipolar disorder, and OCD; diagnosis and causes; sharing our stories.
  4. The biology of the brain/new research.
  5. Problem solving workshop.
  6. Medication review.
  7. Empathy workshop - what it's like to have a brain disorder.
  8. Communication skills workshop.
  9. Self-care and relative programs.
  10. Rehabilitation, services available.
  11. Advocacy: fighting stigma.
  12. Review and certification ceremony.