NAMI Family-to-Family Helping Families Understand-and Cope-with Mental Illness If you have an adult family member living with serious mental illness, that can upend your life, too. That's why NAMI-National Alliance on Mental Illness- created NAMI Family-to-Family. It's a free, weekly, eight-session program that talks about mental illnesses, treatments, medications and how they affect the brain, communication, setting limits, self-care, and more. NAMI Family-to-Family is presented by family members with lived experience- people who have "been there." NAMI Linn County will offer NAMI Family-to-Family at 6 p.m. Mondays beginning Sept. 11 at the Ecumenical Community Center, 601 Second Ave. SE. We offer an online option as well. Advance registration is required by Sept. 7. To register, call us at 319-221-1184 and leave your name and phone number. Or send your name and phone number to nami-lc@hotmail.com. You can gain confidence and stamina to provide support with compassion. NAMI Linn County National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMI Family - to - Family Helping Families Understand - and Cope - with Mental Illness If you have an adult family member living with serious mental illness , that can upend your life , too . That's why NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness created NAMI Family - to - Family . It's a free , weekly , eight - session program that talks about mental illnesses , treatments , medications and how they affect the brain , communication , setting limits , self - care , and more . NAMI Family - to - Family is presented by family members with lived experience people who have " been there . " NAMI Linn County will offer NAMI Family - to - Family at 6 p.m. Mondays beginning Sept. 11 at the Ecumenical Community Center , 601 Second Ave. SE . We offer an online option as well . Advance registration is required by Sept. 7. To register , call us at 319-221-1184 and leave your name and phone number . Or send your name and phone number to nami-lc@hotmail.com . You can gain confidence and stamina to provide support with compassion . NAMI Linn County National Alliance on Mental Illness