NAMI Okaloosa Walton is a very active organization. An all-volunteer, dedicated and experienced Board of Directors, leads the way for a membership primarily consisting of people who have either been affected by mental illness themselves or have family or friends who have experienced mental illness.
NAMI Okaloosa Walton is the local affiliate of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) serving Okaloosa and Walton Counties. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation’s leading voice on mental illness. NAMI includes over 1,200 affiliates in every state who join together to meet the NAMI mission through support, advocacy, education, and research for people with mental illness, their families and friends.
NAMI Okaloosa Walton sponsors several valuable ongoing programs for those affected by mental illness.
Due to COVID 19 all NAMI Okaloosa Walton's in person meetings have been suspended. Zoom meeting information is posted for available online meetings. NAMI Okaloosa Walton continues to invite our friends to register for both Family-to-Family and Peer-to-Peer classes. We expect to be able to resume in person programs as soon. Every person registering for a NAMI class or support group will receive a prompt response via email with more information. Please visit www.NAMIsupportgroups.org to register for online support groups meeting regularly.
NAMI Connection Peer Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for any adult who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. You will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others, and the groups are led by trained leaders who've been there.
NAMI Family Support Group is designed for families and friends living with a family member that struggles with mental illness. The group is led by NAMI trained facilitators who strive to provide an atmosphere of mutual consideration, forbearance and protection –offering individuals the opportunity to learn from each others’ experiences, share coping strategies, encouragement, and understanding.
The NAMI Peer-to-Peer Class is a FREE 8 week mental health, wellness and recovery class open to any adult (18+) with a mental health condition. It provides participants with education, skills and support to enhance their lives. Participants learn how to strengthen relationships, balance changing health care needs and better understand their mental health and recovery.
The NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program is a free eight-week course for family members and friends of individuals with mental illness. In May 2013, the course was added to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Registry of Evidence Based Programs and Practices. It is also recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, said to “significantly” improve coping and problem-solving abilities of family members of individuals living with mental illness.
The course is taught by NAMI certified trainers in a confidential setting. All instruction and course materials are free for class participants. The curriculum provides current information about schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, co-occurring brain disorders and addictive disorders. The series provides knowledge and skills that family members and friends need to cope better and worry less, while empowering them to navigate health care and political systems. Many family members describe the course as life – changing.
NAMI In Our Own Voice is a presentation by two trained NAMI members who are living in recovery with a mental health condition. In Our Own Voice is intended for the entire community and is appropriate for business lunch-and-learns, civic club programs, and any other group who has an interest in learning more about mental illness and the recovery process.
NAMI Okaloosa Walton is the local affiliate of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) serving Okaloosa and Walton Counties. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation’s leading voice on mental illness. NAMI includes over 1,200 affiliates in every state who join together to meet the NAMI mission through support, advocacy, education, and research for people with mental illness, their families and friends.
NAMI Okaloosa Walton sponsors several valuable ongoing programs for those affected by mental illness.
Due to COVID 19 all NAMI Okaloosa Walton's in person meetings have been suspended. Zoom meeting information is posted for available online meetings. NAMI Okaloosa Walton continues to invite our friends to register for both Family-to-Family and Peer-to-Peer classes. We expect to be able to resume in person programs as soon. Every person registering for a NAMI class or support group will receive a prompt response via email with more information. Please visit www.NAMIsupportgroups.org to register for online support groups meeting regularly.
NAMI Connection Peer Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for any adult who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. You will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others, and the groups are led by trained leaders who've been there.
NAMI Family Support Group is designed for families and friends living with a family member that struggles with mental illness. The group is led by NAMI trained facilitators who strive to provide an atmosphere of mutual consideration, forbearance and protection –offering individuals the opportunity to learn from each others’ experiences, share coping strategies, encouragement, and understanding.
The NAMI Peer-to-Peer Class is a FREE 8 week mental health, wellness and recovery class open to any adult (18+) with a mental health condition. It provides participants with education, skills and support to enhance their lives. Participants learn how to strengthen relationships, balance changing health care needs and better understand their mental health and recovery.
The NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program is a free eight-week course for family members and friends of individuals with mental illness. In May 2013, the course was added to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Registry of Evidence Based Programs and Practices. It is also recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, said to “significantly” improve coping and problem-solving abilities of family members of individuals living with mental illness.
The course is taught by NAMI certified trainers in a confidential setting. All instruction and course materials are free for class participants. The curriculum provides current information about schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, co-occurring brain disorders and addictive disorders. The series provides knowledge and skills that family members and friends need to cope better and worry less, while empowering them to navigate health care and political systems. Many family members describe the course as life – changing.
NAMI In Our Own Voice is a presentation by two trained NAMI members who are living in recovery with a mental health condition. In Our Own Voice is intended for the entire community and is appropriate for business lunch-and-learns, civic club programs, and any other group who has an interest in learning more about mental illness and the recovery process.