Program areas at NAMI Davidson County
62% of adults with a mental health issue are living with and are usually supported by family members. Nami Davidson offers evidenced-based Nami national signature education programs for caregivers, usually family members of persons with mental health issues. An intensive 8-session class, family to family, is taught twice a year, free to attendees. A monthly mental health caregivers primer, family & friends is given free, each 2nd saturday. Caregivers are also responded to individually as they call for questions on clinical supports, housing, access to care and special circumstances. Mental health issues responded to include schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, clinical depression, suicidal ideation, ocd, ptsd borderline personality disorder and others.
Nami - Davidson County is an evidence-based, peer-to-peer advocacy and education class for parents, foster parents, and guardians who are raising children with severe and persistent behavioral health issues. The goal of the class is to impact children and parents, to increase graduation rates, teach self advocacy, and raise children with awareness of their conditions and the ability to reach their full potential in school, work, careers, and social relationships. 8 people per session. Group members report that even on their darkest days, they rally their energy to attend because they know they will leave supported, uplifted and better able to face their challenges.
Nami Davidson County provides direct support to persons with mental health issues through 3 free monthly support groups, direct advocacy in the criminal justice and provider systems. Individuals are responded to on clinical supports, housing, access to care and special circumstances. Mental health issues include: schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, clinical depression, suicidal ideation, ocd, ptsd borderline personality disorder and others. Eligible individuals with lived experience can train to become speakers in our own voice, a Nami national signature stigma-busting program. Nami Davidson has developed a new program to combat the derogatory effects of isolation for people with mental health issues. Friends supporting friends is a 3x monthly peer social engagement group established to combat isolation and build social confidence in persons with lived experience of mental health issues.