Counseling and education for individuals and families.

Educational materials on grief and loss for children and adults.

Grief Digest articles on grief and loss are available on the website free of charge.

Provides mental health and psychiatry services to those in need. Services include counseling, medication management, and mental health case management.

Provides an advocacy group for persons with mental health concerns and has support groups statewide. It strives to raise public awareness and concern about mental illness, to foster research, to improve treatment and to upgrade the care delivery system.

NAMI locations offer a variety of support groups and educational programs for those with mental health concerns their family and friends. Visit the website or call to get more information about support groups available and other mental health resources available.

Provides mental health services to assist children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Services are intended to treat a range of emotional and behavioral disorders, from short-term problems to the most disabling illnesses, including anxiety, child behavior disorders, depression, grief, panic disorders, phobias, and stress.

Offers several different mental health education programs.

- Family-To-Family: Provides a free, 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illness. The course is taught by trained family members. All instruction and course materials are free to class participants.

- Course includes: Current information about schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, and co-occurring brain disorders and addictive disorders.

- Up-to-date information about medications, side effects, and strategies for medication adherence.

- Current research related to the biology of brain disorders and the evidence-based, most effective treatments to promote recovery.

- Gaining sympathy by understanding the subjective, lived experience of a person with mental illness.

- Learning in special workshops for problem solving, listening, and communication techniques.

An advocacy and non-profit organization for the education and support of the mentally ill, their families, and friends that is open to anyone with a personal or professional interest in mental illness.

Focus includes:

- Educating consumers, their families, and the public in an effort to eliminate the stigma of mental illness through literature, newsletters, speakers, workshops, and conferences. With proper access to treatment, persons with neurobiological brain disorders can lead productive lives and work towards recovery.

- Advocacy in legislation and programs which will improve the lives of the mentally ill.

- Supporting research that focuses on the causes of mental illness and ways to improve treatment.

Free 8-session class taught by trained NAMI members. The Family to Family curriculum focuses on:

- Schizophrenia.

- Bipolar disorder (manic depression).

- Clinical depression.

- Panic disorder.

- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

The course discusses the clinical treatment of these illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more effectively. Classes are offered twice a year.

NAMI Champaign County also provides monthly educational presentations and can provide an in-service for teachers and staff to help identify the symptoms of mental illness in children.

Offers an 8-hour course that teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training provides the skills needed to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing and mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

Also offers a course designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Topics include depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) providing mobile crisis response.

-- On-site counseling.

-- Mental health evaluation.

-- Assesses the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

-- Community referrals and linkages.

-- Post crisis follow-ups.

Provides mental health and psychiatry services to those in need. Services include counseling, medication management, and mental health case management.

Provides mental health and psychiatry services to those in need. Services include counseling, medication management, and mental health case management.

Program is designed to teach people how to help individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis, developing a mental health problem or who is experiencing addiction challenges and or is in crisis. Provides information on how to recognize common mental health disorders, how to provide initial help, and how to guide individuals towards appropriate professional help.

Organization dedicated to bringing hope and support to those affected by suicide by raising awareness, funding scientific research, and providing resources and aid to those affected by it.

Offers an 8-hour course that teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training provides the skills needed to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing and mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

Also offers a course designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Topics include depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.