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Provides support to individuals affected by mental illness, education on mental health topics, and advocating for mental health awareness and resource withing the community. NAMI Peer-to-Peer: An 8-session course for adults living with mental illness, whether diagnosed or undiagnosed.
NAMI Family-to-Family: An 8-session course for family members, significant others, and friends of adults living with mental illness.
NAMI Basics: A 6-session educational program for parents and caregivers of children and teens experiencing symptoms of mental illness or who have received a diagnosis.
NAMI Support Groups: Weekly peer-led groups for adults living with mental illness, as well as for family members and caregivers seeking support.
NAMI Educational Courses: Offers 3-4 times annually for individuals living with mental illness and for those who support them.
Public Presentations- NAMI Ending the Silence: Designed for junior high and high school audiences.
NAMI In Our Own Voice: Intended for the general public, featuring personal stories of recovery shared by individuals living with mental illness.
Wellness and Recovery Drop-in Center is located on Ames, provides a welcoming, peer-led, and stigma-free environment for support and connection.
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.
Provides leadership to ensure the prevention and treatment of mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, and traumatic brain injury by identifying, planning, coordinating, fostering development, and contracting for quality services for all citizens. Responsibilities include allocating county funds designated for mental health services and providing community education programming.
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.
Free, peer-led 8-session Education Program, open to adult family members, significant others, or friends of people who live with mental illness. The course is taught by trained family members of people living with mental illness.
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.
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.
Works to support people affected by mental illness, educate with facts about mental health topics, and advocate for mental health concerns. Every NAMI signature program is free to those we serve.
NAMI Support Groups: Meet weekly providing support for adults living with mental illness and also for the family members caring for their loved one.
NAMI Educational Courses: Offered 3 to 4 times per year for the adult living with mental illness and for the family member or friend who wants to learn how to support their loved one.
NAMI public presentations: courageous adults living in recovery share their mental illness journey with the public.
Provides educational classes about mental illness for families, for adults living with a mental illness, and for the general public. NAMI provides support resources for family members and individuals affected by mental illness and provides advocacy training to help the public work to improve mental health resources. NAMI also works to improve current laws, legislation and promotes research. This is a locally led affiliate of NAMI Iowa and the national NAMI organization.
Provides behavioral health services including:
- Adult psychiatry
- Child psychiatry
- Short-term and long-term therapy sessions
- Brief counseling and interventions provided by behavioral health consultants
- Medication Assisted Recovery (MAR) for substance use disorders
- Brief interventions for substance use and referrals to treatment
- Mental Health education groups
- Referrals to community resources
Provides mental health and psychiatry services to those in need. Services include counseling, medication management, and mental health case management.
Coordinated network of services and supports that address the needs of a child's behavioral health care. Includes:
- Coordinates next steps when a child has a potential behavioral health issue or if a screening has indicated a potential concern
- Support from other parents who have experienced the process of planning behavioral health care
- Informational sessions to learn more about children's behavioral health and relevant child and family wellness topics
Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) provide mobile crisis response.
- On-site counseling.
- Mental health evaluation.
- Assess the need for psychiatric hospitalization.
Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) provide mobile crisis response.
- On-site counseling.
- Mental health evaluation.
- Assess the need for psychiatric hospitalization.
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.
Offers substance use disorder treatment options and services for youth and adults, including: family education, case management, individual and group counseling, DUI evaluation and education, inpatient and outpatient treatment, and treatment for co-occurring mental health disorders.
Provides education programs for middle and high schoolers about mental illnesses and warning signs. In our own voice program services provide personal perspective of mental health conditions. Family to family program offers a 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses and education with various subjects such as mental illnesses, addictive disorders, medications, side effects, and strategies for medication adherence.
Offers confidential, personalized help and treatment for a variety of issues frequently linked to suicidal ideation, including but not limited to mood disorders, anxiety, and trauma.
Answers calls for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Depression line.
Offers customized presentations and training for schools, churches, colleges, police and fire departments, businesses, hospitals, organizations, and large groups as requested, including but not limited to Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).
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.
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.
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.