F2F – Family To Family – NAMI Colorado

F2F - Family to Family

NAMI in-person Family-to-Family classes are now being offered in various communities around the state. Please contact your local NAMI affiliate to learn if an in-person Family-to-Family class will be available in your area. Virtual classes will continue to be offered and are open to everyone regardless of his/her location.

F2F Class Schedule and Locations

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Important components of the course
F2F Class Schedule & locations

NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. It is a designated evidenced-based program. This means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition.

NAMI Family-to-Family is taught by NAMI-trained family members who have been there, and includes presentations, discussions and interactive exercises.

In the program, you’ll learn about:

How to solve problems and communicate effectively
Taking care of yourself and managing your stress
Supporting your loved one with compassion
Finding and using local supports and services
Up-to-date information on mental health conditions and how they affect the brain
How to handle a crisis
Current treatments and therapies
The impact of mental health conditions on the entire family

The Family-to-Family course balances education and skill training with self-care, emotional support, and empowerment.

Important components of this course are:

Information on mental disorders including: Schizophrenia, Schizo-affective Disorder, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder (Manic-depressive Disorder), Borderline Personality Disorder, Panic Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Co-Occurring Brain Disorders (mental illness and combined substance abuse)
Biology of the brain, including new research findings
Coping skills; handling crisis and relapse
Listening and communication techniques
Problem solving and limit setting; rehabilitation
Empathy: understanding the actual experience of people suffering from mental illness
Self-care; learning how to recognize normal emotional reactions among families; how to deal with chronic worry and stress
Basic information about medications and their side effects
Information about connecting with appropriate community services and community supports
Advocacy: Getting better services, fighting discrimination

Family to Family Class Schedule

NAMI COLORADO (NAMI ADAMS COUNTY CO)
(Brighton, Thornton, Northglenn, Westminster)

Tuesdays: From September 26 to November 14, 2023

6:00-8:30 pm for 8 weeks – Location in Brighton, CO provided upon registration
– contact nami.nancyk@gmail.com or audreymNAMI@gmail.com

NAMI ARAPAHOE/DOUGLAS COUNTIES
(Littleton, Englewood, Parker, Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Centennial, etc.)

For more information or to register for the Family-to-Family course,
please complete the online NAMI Family-to-Family Registration form
or call 303-991-7688

NAMI AURORA

Sept. 15-Nov 11

In person and virtual 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Contact: Cheri Murray, 970-945-2128

NAMI BOULDER/BROOMFIELD
(Louisville, Longmont, etc)

Fall Virtual Class: Thursdays from 6:00-8:30pm, Sept 21-Nov 9

Email education@namibouldercounty.org to register

NAMI COLORADO SPRINGS

For information or to register for our next Family-to-Family class, please call 719.473.8477 or email familysupport@namicos.org.
For information on NAMI, please visit our website at namicoloradosprings.org

Registration is REQUIRED.

NAMI DENVER

To learn when the next Family to Family class will be offered in Denver

please call 303-504-6545 or email namidenver@gmail.com

NAMI CHAFFEE COUNTY (Salida, Buena Vista) & NAMI Southeast (Pueblo)

NAMI Chaffee County and NAMI Southeast Colorado will offer a

free virtual 8-week NAMI Family-to-Family Education Course every Saturday starting February 4 at 1:30

Hybrid (in person in Salida and Pueblo or via Zoom)

Registration at Scrump1999@gmail.com.

Locations and zoom link sent to those who register.

NAMI HIGH COUNTRY COLORADO
(Breckenridge, Leadville, Frisco, Dillon, etc.)

For information or to register for the next NAMI High Country
Colorado Family to Family course, please contact
Sheila Brockmeier at 303-917-9131 or s.brockmeier@comcast.net.

NAMI JEFFERSON COUNTY
(Serving Jefferson, Clear Creek and Gilpin counties)

NAMI Jeffco offers the Family-to-Family course in Wheat Ridge,
Littleton (Sw Plaza area) and Evergreen.

For more information and/or to register for a class, click on this link:
NAMI Jeffco Family to Family or email namijeffco3@gmail.com.

SOUTHWEST COLORADO – LA PLATA COUNTY (DURANGO)

For information or to Register for the next
Family-to-Family course in Durango, please
contact Wayne at 303-378-0547
or email wbarnard64@gmail.com.

NAMI LARIMER COUNTY

(Fort Collins)

For information or to register for the next Family- to-Family course
in Larimer County, please email Wayne at: wkever@comcast.net

NAMI San Miguel/Ouray

NAMI San Miguel/Ouray will offer a free virtual 8-week NAMI Family-to-Family education course later this year.

Check here for occasional updates

NAMI ROARING FORK

(Glenwood Springs, Snowmass. etc)

For information or to register for the next Family to Family course in the Glenwood Springs area,

please contact Lynne Jammaron at 970-618-2574 or lynnejammaron@gmail.com

NAMI SOUTHEAST COLORADO
(Canon City, Pueblo, La Junta, Lamar)

NAMI Chaffee County and NAMI Southeast Colorado

will offer a free virtual 8-week NAMI Family-to-Family Education Course every Saturday starting February 4 at 1:30

Hybrid (in person in Salida and Pueblo or via Zoom)

Registration at Scrump1999@gmail.com.

Locations and zoom link sent to those who register.

NAMI WESTERN SLOPE
(Grand Junction, Fruita, Montrose, Delta)

For information or to register for a NAMI Western Slope Family to Family course,
please contact Dana at namiwsprogramdirector@gmail.com

“Graduates” Share Their Perspectives of the Family-to-Family Course

“It was comforting to share with other families and individuals regarding their experiences with mental illness. I would highly recommend it to anyone dealing with mental illness.”

“How did I not know about this course before? Would that all people could take it! I think I have come a long way toward acceptance of my daughter’s illness, realizing there’s no “one answer” to the problems she presents and feeling generally more comfortable compassionate and confident in dealing with her. I “beat up” on myself much less when I find myself ineffective.”

“I have benefited greatly from this class. I am now able to be with my son and not be angry! I now look beyond his illness to the person beneath. I am also learning to let go.”

“Knowledge is power. This class has given me the ability to be a part of my daughter’s treatment, and not part of her problem. I no longer have the fear that I carried before taking this class.”

“This course has been the best thing to happen in years. It gave me an insight into my son’s illness, an understanding of his behavior, and a support group for me to turn to in time of need. I don’t feel so isolated…”

“This course had given me a wealth of information on mental illness. It has helped me to understand my son’s illness – what I can expect from him and what I can expect to do effectively for him.