F2F - Family to Family

NAMI in-person Family-to-Family classes are now being offered in various communities around the state. Please contact your local NAMI affiliate to learn if an in-person Family-to-Family class will be available in your area.  Virtual classes will continue to be offered and are open to everyone regardless of his/her location.       

F2F Class Schedule and Locations

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  • Important components of the course
  • F2F Class Schedule & locations

NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. It is a designated evidenced-based program. This means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition.

NAMI Family-to-Family is taught by NAMI-trained family members who have been there, and includes presentations, discussions and interactive exercises.

In the program, you’ll learn about:

  • How to solve problems and communicate effectively
  • Taking care of yourself and managing your stress
  • Supporting your loved one with compassion
  • Finding and using local supports and services
  • Up-to-date information on mental health conditions and how they affect the brain
  • How to handle a crisis
  • Current treatments and therapies
  • The impact of mental health conditions on the entire family

 

The Family-to-Family course balances education and skill training with self-care, emotional support, and empowerment. 

Important components of this course are:

  • Information on mental disorders including: Schizophrenia, Schizo-affective Disorder, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder (Manic-depressive Disorder), Borderline Personality Disorder, Panic Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Co-Occurring Brain Disorders (mental illness and combined substance abuse)
  • Biology of the brain, including new research findings
  • Coping skills; handling crisis and relapse
  • Listening and communication techniques
  • Problem solving and limit setting; rehabilitation
  • Empathy: understanding the actual experience of people suffering from mental illness
  • Self-care; learning how to recognize normal emotional reactions among families; how to deal with chronic worry and stress
  • Basic information about medications and their side effects
  • Information about connecting with appropriate community services and community supports
  • Advocacy: Getting better services, fighting discrimination

Family to Family Class Schedule

NAMI COLORADO (NAMI ADAMS COUNTY CO)
(Brighton, Thornton, Northglenn, Westminster) 

None currently scheduled

 
 
 
NAMI ARAPAHOE/DOUGLAS COUNTIES
(Littleton, Englewood, Parker, Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Centennial, etc.)
For more information or to register for the Family-to-Family course,
please complete the online NAMI Family-to-Family Registration form
or call 303-991-7688 
NAMI AURORA 
Saturdays – March 23rd to May 18th

10:00 a.m-12:00 p.m.

Email bethdoc99@gmail.com for more information or registration

NAMI BOULDER/BROOMFIELD
(Louisville, Longmont, etc)  

Tuesday Evenings, 6:00-8:30 pm. from March 12-April 16

Email education@namibouldercounty.org to register or find out details

NAMI COLORADO SPRINGS

Available in-person and Zoom

Mondays 6:00-8:30 pm, Starting June 17th

For information or to register for our next Family-to-Family class, please call 719.473.8477 or email  angelasweeten@namicos.org.
For information on NAMI, please visit our website at  namicoloradosprings.org

Registration is REQUIRED.

 NAMI DENVER 

To learn when the next Family to Family class will be offered in Denver

please call 303-504-6545 or email namidenver@gmail.com

NAMI CHAFFEE COUNTY (Salida, Buena Vista) & NAMI Southeast (Pueblo)

NAMI CHAFFEE COUNTY

Check back periodically for any new postings 

 
NAMI HIGH COUNTRY COLORADO
(Breckenridge, Leadville, Frisco, Dillon, etc.)
For information or to register for the next NAMI High Country
Colorado Family to Family course, please contact
Sheila Brockmeier at 303-917-9131 or s.brockmeier@comcast.net. 
 
NAMI JEFFERSON COUNTY
(Serving Jefferson, Clear Creek and Gilpin counties)
NAMI Jeffco offers the Family-to-Family course in Wheat Ridge,
Littleton (Sw Plaza area) and Evergreen.
For more information and/or to register for a class, click on this link:
NAMI Jeffco Family to Family or email namijeffco3@gmail.com.
 
NAMI SOUTHEAST COLORADO (Canyon City, Pueblo, La Junta, Lamar)
 A hybrid Family to Family starting September 27 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM.  The last class will be November 15.  
In-person locations will be in Pueblo and, if requested, in Trinidad.  To register contact the  Bonnie at family@namisoutheastcolorado.org or text or leave a message at 719-553-8136.
 
NAMI LARIMER COUNTY
(Fort Collins)
For information or to register for the next Family- to-Family course
in Larimer County, please email Wayne at: wkever@comcast.net
NAMI ROARING FORK
(Glenwood Springs, Snowmass. etc)
For information or to register for the next Family to Family course in the Glenwood Springs area,
please contact Lynne Jammaron at 970-618-2574 or lynnejammaron@gmail.com
 
NAMI WESTERN SLOPE
(Grand Junction, Fruita, Montrose, Delta)
For information or to register for a NAMI Western Slope Family to Family course,
please  contact Dana at namiwsprogramdirector@gmail.com
 
 
“Graduates” Share Their Perspectives of the Family-to-Family Course
“It was comforting to share with other families and individuals regarding their experiences with mental illness.  I would highly recommend it to anyone dealing with mental illness.”
“How did I not know about this course before? Would that all people could take it! I think I have come a long way toward acceptance of my daughter’s illness, realizing there’s no “one answer” to the problems she presents and feeling generally more comfortable compassionate and confident in dealing with her. I “beat up” on myself much less when I find myself ineffective.”
“I have benefited greatly from this class. I am now able to be with my son and not be angry! I now look beyond his illness to the person beneath. I am also learning to let go.”
“Knowledge is power. This class has given me the ability to be a part of my daughter’s treatment, and not part of her problem. I no longer have the fear that I carried before taking this class.”
“This course has been the best thing to happen in years. It gave me an insight into my son’s illness, an understanding of his behavior, and a support group for me to turn to in time of need. I don’t feel so isolated…”
“This course had given me a wealth of information on mental illness. It has helped me to understand my son’s illness – what I can expect from him and what I can expect to do effectively for him.