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THE NAMI NATIONAL RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP INITIATIVE
This is a three year NAMI National Support
Group Initiative, based on the old NAMI C.A.R.E. model of Recovery Support but
with some more recovery oriented language. The
goal is to provide
support
groups for all people living with mental illness in large urban areas and
insure access to a
support
group any day of the week within a reasonable traveling distance. In
year one of this initiative, NAMI
Illinois has stepped forward as one of fifteen states across the nation to
bring this innovative Recovery Support Group Model to people living with mental
illness.
The Following Steps are vital in
establishing NAMI Support groups:
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Identify
teams of Recovery Support Group
Facilitator candidates in urban areas. These candidates would
be people who: |
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Are
in recovery and living well with their illness. |
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Have
either public or private transportation to the Support Group site
selected. |
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Will
commit to leading a NAMI Recovery Support Group once a week for at least
one year. |
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Are
selected to attend and graduate from the three day Recovery Support Group
Facilitator Training. |
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Identify NAMI Recovery Support Group Champions
(may be a Consumer, Family Member, Peer Support Specialist, and/or Mental
Health Professional) who is vitally interested in seeing this initiative
succeed at the affiliate level. |
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The
Champion/s in each affiliate
would help to advertise the
support
group/s in their area, identify sites, provide logistical
support
and promote the growth of Recovery Support Groups in their area. |
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Champions
would help identify sites in which to hold a NAMI Recovery Support Group
Meeting: |
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Churches
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Mental
Health Centers
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Civic
Centers
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Libraries
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Consumer
Club Houses
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| Other |
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Champions
would act as a liaison/ representative for the groups to the local
affiliate board and the NAMI National Area Manager for direction and
support
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Learn more about NAMI
Connection visit www.nami.org/connection
If
you are interested in becoming a NAMI Connection Facilitator, please contact the
NAMI Illinois State Office at 1-800-346-4572 and ask that an application be
mailed to you.
Support groups offer
a casual and relaxed approach to sharing the challenges and successes of coping
with mental illness and are open to all adults with mental illness, regardless
of diagnosis.
There is no need to
register - please drop by and share your feelings, difficulties, or
successes. Everyone is a valued participant.
All groups are
confidential - you can share as much or as little personal information as you
wish.
Locations
in Illinois:
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MONDAYS |
Mondays:
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Beth
Emet Synagogue
Pearlman
Room
1224
Dempster
Evanston,
Illinois
Mondays:
5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Riverside
Medical Center
Board
Room A
Kankakee,
Illinois
Mondays:
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Alexian
Brothers Mental Health Center
3350
Salt Creek Lane Suite 114
Arlington
Heights, Illinois
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TUESDAYS
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Tuesdays:
10:30am
to l2:00pm
Austin Apartments
334 N. Menard Ave., Chicago
(Three Blocks East of Austin Blvd.and
two blocks south of Lake St.)
Tuesdays:
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Trilogy
1400
W. Greenleaf
Chicago, Illinois
Tuesdays:
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Kenneth
Young Center
PSR
Group room 2
1001 Rohlwing
Rd.
Elk
Grove Village, Illinois
Tuesdays:
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Gateway
Regional Medical Center
Granite
City, Illinois
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WEDNESDAYS |
There
are currently no groups being offered on Wednesday.Check
back soon as new groups are added frequently.
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THURSDAYS |
Thursdays:
4 to 5:30 p.m.
Community
Counseling Centers of Chicago C4
5710
N. Broadway (at Hollywood)
Chicago,
Illinois
Thursdays:
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Good
Samaritan Hospital
North
Pavilion/Building 4
Basement
Level
Cancer
Care Center Conference Room
3815
Highland Ave.
Downers
Grove, Illinois
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FRIDAYS
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Fridays:
5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
First
Presbyterian Church
Carbondale,
Illinois
Fridays:
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Alexian
Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital
1650
Moonlake Blvd
Hoffman
Estates, Illinois
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SATURDAYS |
Saturdays:
1:00-2:30 p.m. English/Spanish
NAMI
Metro Suburban Drop-In Center
816
Harrison Street
Oak
Park, Illinois
Saturdays:
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Lutheran
General Hospital
1775
Dempster
Park
Ridge, Illinois
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SUNDAYS |
Sundays:
3:00-4:30 p.m.
NAMI
Metro Suburban Drop-In Center
816
Harrison Street
Oak
Park, Illinois
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Illinois'
Voice on Mental Illness - NAMI Illinois