| National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Joplin will hold a Family to Family Education Class beginning Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. It is an 11 week course taught by trained family members for families of individuals with severe brain disorders (mental illness).
The curriculum focuses on schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (manic depression), clinical depression, panic disorder and 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. All course materials are furnished at no cost.
Classes will be held at the NAMI Joplin office at 2701 S. Davis Blvd., Joplin on consecutive Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. To register or get more information please call NAMI at (417) 781-6264.
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