NAMI Homefront Class-6 week session

Posted: Tuesday, Aug 29, 2023

How to Register

1. Click here to register
2. Or, email Angela Bazan (AngelaB@namiyakima.org)

Details

• Location: Zoom
• Every Tuesday October 3 - November 7th, 2023
• 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

NAMI Homefront is a free, six-session education program for family, friends and significant others of Military Service Members and Veterans with mental health conditions. It focuses on the unique needs of military and Veteran communities, such as post-deployment and post-discharge transitions.

The course is designed to help family members understand and support their loved one while maintaining their own well-being. The trained teachers of this course are also family members who have experience with military culture and know what it’s like to have a loved one living with symptoms of a mental health condition.

NAMI Homefront teaches you how to:

• Learn to care for yourself, including managing your stress
• Support your family member with compassion
• Identify and access federal, state and local services
• Stay informed on the latest research and information on mental health, including posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, anxiety, depression and substance use
• Understand current treatments and evidence-based therapies
• Navigate the challenges and impact of mental health conditions on the entire family
• Manage a crisis, solve problems and communicate effectively

NAMI Homefront is an adaptation of the evidence-based NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program, which has been taught in VA health facilities since the late 1990s.

Participant Perspectives

“It’s the first step I have taken to get more involved personally with the VA. The first step I have taken to take care of me.”

— Mother of a Veteran after graduating from a NAMI Homefront class held at the VA in NY

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