Young Families Program at NAMI NC offers support for parents and/or direct caregivers of children who have severe emotional disorders (SED) through the Young Family Network. This program also offers educational workshops and presentations by trained volunteers to parents and child-serving agency professionals to help them better understand the nature and treatment of serious emotional disorders and mental illness in children. If you are interested in a workshop, please see Empowering Workshops for more information.

The Young Families Program also puts out a quarterly newsletter, Insights, to pass along news and information of special interest to young families.

The following are support groups for parents or caregivers of children who are living with mental illness. These groups are led by parents and other caregivers who have lived and are living with these same experiences.

Find a support group near you:

Durham County
Held the second Monday of each month at 7pm
Place: St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 403 E. Main St., Durham
Contact: David & Dorothy Smith   919-489-5515
Email: das@math.duke.edu

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Guilford County
Tristan’s Quest Support Group
Held the last Tuesday of each month
Place: Tristan’s Quest, Inc. – 115-A S. Walnut Circle, Greensboro
Contact: Dr. Jean Allen – 336-547-7460
Email: tristansquest@bellsouth.net

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Montgomery County
First Wednesday each month ~ 12:00-1:00pm
Cornerstone Baptist Church, 303 Lambert Rd., Biscoe  (meets in back of church in Fellowship Hall)
Contact: Vickie Wilson – 877-211-7252 or randolphmontgomeryadvocate@gmail.com

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Asheboro Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support
First Thursday of each month during school year ~ 11:30-1:00pm
Asheboro Friends Meeting, 230 East Kivett St. in the Rollins Building
Contact: Vickie Wilson at 336-870-3802 or randolphmontgomeryadvocate@gmail.com

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Asheboro Support Group
Second Tuesday of each month during the school year ~ 5:00-7:00pm
Asheboro Friends Meeting, 230 East Kivett St. in the Rollins Building
Contact: Vickie Wilson at 336-870-3802 or randolphmontgomeryadvocate@gmail.com

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Henderson County
Parent Support: fourth Wednesday of each month
Teen Support: second Saturday of each month
Parent Support Place: Denny’s in Hendersonville
Teen Support Place: Call for details
Contact: Donna Reilly – 828-684-5477

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Lee and Harnett Counties
First Wednesday of the month
Place: Harnett County Library
1:00-2:30
Contact: Linda Swann – 877-776-6702
yfsandhills@mindspring.com

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Moore and Hoke Counties
Hoke: Third Tuesday of the month
Moore: Second Tuesday of the month
Hoke Place: Edinborough Restaurant, 224 S. Main St., Raeford NC
12:00-1:30pm
Moore Place: NC Mentor, 241 Grant St., West End, NC
12:00-1:30pm
Contact: Anita Herron at 877-776-6599 (toll free)
ahsandhills@aol.com

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Richmond County
Held the first Monday of each month
For parents of school aged children with behavioral or emotional challenges
11:30AM-1:00PM
First United Methodist Church – 410E. Washington St. (across from Leath Memorial Library)
Contact: Adrian Lovelace at 877-211-5995 or connectionsfamilyprogram@yahoo.com

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Wake County Parent Support
Meets monthly, 2nd Saturday ~ 9-10:30am
Starbucks, 3800 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC
Please contact Cynthia Daniels Hall with any questions
danielshallc@aol.com or 919-469-5918

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* * * If you are interested in starting a young families support group in your area, please contact Jennifer Rothman at jrothman@naminc.org or 800-451-9682 for more information.

Other Support Groups for Families:

Sandhills Center and Connections Family Support Program (Montgomery
First Wednesday of each month during the school year
11:30AM-1:00PM

Cornerstone Baptist Church – 303 Lambert Rd. in Biscoe
Contact/Register (free): Vickie Wilson at 866-348-2769 in order to plan for food

Mecklenburg County CHADD
Second Monday of the Month
(September-November and January-May)
Coca-Cola Building – 4100 Coca-Cola Plaza, Charlotte NC
7:00-9:00pm
Click Here for more information

Parents whose children have bipolar or mood disorders
For details call 704-525-8787 or email kristmcclur@aol.com
Mecklenburg County

ParentVOICE
A group for parents of youth with significant behavioral issues, emotional problems or mental health problems
For details call 704-336-7128
Mecklenburg County

Family Advocacy Network (FAN) Parent Support Group
Second Tuesday of the month
Conference room of the Mental Health Association – 302 W. Weaver St., Carrboro NC
11:30am-1:00pm
Meetings are geared toward emotional support
For more info: 919-942-8083 or www.fan-mhaorangeco.org

Family Advocacy Network (FAN) “Meet the Experts” Support & Educational Series
Fourth Saturday of each month
Orange United Methodist Church – 1220 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill
9:30am-11:30am
For parents of school aged children who have emotional and behavioral challenges or other mental health issues
For more info: 919-942-8083 or www.fan-mhaorangeco.org

Family Support Network of ENC Parent Resource & Support Group in Wilson County
First Thursday of every month
Wilson Medical Center
7:00-8:30pm
Contact Mary Brown at 252-290-0862 for more information

Greensboro ADHD Parent Support Group
Every other moth from September to May
Trinity Church – 5200 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro NC
Visit their website for more information

NAMI BASICS PROGRAM

NAMI Basics is a FREE 6 week education program for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental illnesses. Development of this program was based on the success of other NAMI signature education programs for consumers and families available across the country. NAMI drew on course elements which have been extensively tested and found to be highly effective in the field. These elements include:
recognition of mental illness as a continuing traumatic event for the child and the family;
sensitivity to the subjective emotional issues faced by family caregivers and well children in the family;
recognition of the need to help ameliorate the day-to-day objective burdens of care and management;
gaining confidence and stamina for what can be a life-long role of family understanding and support; and
empowerment of family caregivers as effective advocates for their children.

If you are interested in taking the NAMI BASICS class, want to become a NAMI BASICS teacher, or just want more information on the NAMI BASICS program, please contact Jennifer Rothman at jrothman@naminc.org or call 800-451-9682. You can also visit www.nami.org/basics.