About Family-to-Family
NAMI Family-to-Family is an 8-week designated evidence-based program that is proven to significantly improve the coping and problem-solving abilities of parents, siblings, spouses, teenage and adult children, and significant others of people living with a mental health condition.
NAMI Family-to-Family is taught by trained family members who have been there and includes workshops, presentations, discussions, and interactive exercises. Classes are scheduled in the spring and fall and meet virtually once a week for 8 weeks, 2.5 hours in the evening.
Upcoming classes:
Spring 2025 Family-to-Family class schedule:
- Thursday evenings, 6:30-9:00 pm
- Virtual via Zoom
- Start date: Feb. 20
If this schedule doesn’t work for you, don’t worry! We offer at least one Family-to-Family class each Fall and Spring. Stay tuned for information about upcoming opportunities to join our classes!
Registration is open to anyone interested in taking this course. For more information, please contact our Program Coordinator at [email protected].
For more updates on our programs, visit www.namivt.org.
Family-to-Family Teacher Training
We are excited to announce that Family-to-Family teacher training is in the works and is expected to be available in April 2025. The specific dates and location are yet to be determined, so please check back on this page for updates in the future. In the meantime, keep an eye out for our next Family-to-Family class, which will be held in Spring 2025. To qualify as a teacher for the training, you must be a Family-to-Family graduate and be familiar with the material.
NAMI Family-to-Family
What You Will Gain
NAMI Family-to-Family not only provides information and strategies for taking care of the person you love, but you’ll also find out that you’re not alone. Recovery is a journey, and there is hope.
The group setting of NAMI Family-to-Family provides mutual support and shared positive impact—experience compassion and reinforcement from people who understand your situation. Sharing your own experience may help others in your class. In the program, you’ll learn about:
Need more information or guidance?
For more information, contact NAMI Vermont at (800) 639-6480 or email: [email protected]
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