All NAMI programs are offered free of charge and are led by peers who have been trained by our state affiliate, NAMI Texas.
NAMI North Texas Education
ENDING THE SILENCE is a trio of engaging presentations to help schools and organizations serving youth and their families address mental health. Ending the Silence is a powerful tool in raising awareness, improving understanding and reducing stigma.
NAMI BASICS is a 6 week, peer directed education program developed specifically for parents and other family caregivers of children and adolescents who have either been diagnosed with a mental health condition/emotional disturbance or who are experiencing symptoms but have not yet been diagnosed.
FAMILY-TO-FAMILY is a 12 week course for families, partners and friends of individuals living with a mental health condition taught by more than 3,500 trained NAMI Family members and caregivers of individuals living with a mental health condition. The course dwells on the emotional responses families have to the trauma of mental illness; many family members describe their experience in the program as life-changing. Also available in Spanish/También disponible en español
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) USA is a groundbreaking public education program that helps the public identify, understand, and respond to
signs of mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Mental Health First Aid is offered in the form of an interactive 8-hour course that presents an overview of mental illness and substance use disorders in the U.S. and introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common treatments.
signs of mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Mental Health First Aid is offered in the form of an interactive 8-hour course that presents an overview of mental illness and substance use disorders in the U.S. and introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common treatments.
PEER- TO- PEER is a 10 week, peer directed, recovery education course open to any person with a mental health condition. Peer-to-Peer emphasizes recovery from a mental health condition as a feasible, supportable goal and challenges the stigma often wrongly associated with mental health conditions.
NAMI SMARTS for Advocacy is a popular hands-on advocacy training program that helps people living with a mental health condition, friends and family transform their passion and lived experience into skillful grassroots advocacy.
NAMI North Texas Support
NAMI CONNECTION is a free, 60-90 minute recovery support group for people living with a mental health condition where people learn from one another’s experiences, share coping strategies and offer mutual encouragement and understanding. The groups provide an ongoing opportunity to discuss the challenges of living with a mental health condition and the techniques for maintaining wellness. All groups are facilitated by peers living in recovery.
NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP is a free, 60-90 minute local meeting of caregivers of individuals with a mental health condition where family members can talk frankly about their challenges and help one another through their learned wisdom. These meetings are facilitated by trained NAMI members in NAMI affiliates across the country and participants are encouraged to share actively in the work of the group
