Programs for all!
Our NAMI programs are available for FREE for Wood County residents. Learn more about your programs, and visit our calendar to view available classes, support groups, and trainings.
Our peer programs for those who have been diagnosed or have signs and symptoms of a mental health condition. These programs are a great way for those wanting to enhance coping skills and learn from others in shared experience. Click here to join our program waitlist. Click the links to learn more about peer programming:
To support those with loved ones living with a mental health conditions, we offer a variety of program to help educate and support these individuals. These educational programs encourage self-help and self-advocacy. Click here to join our program waitlist.
For adults with children and adolescents who are diagnosed or show signs and symptoms of a mental health condition, these program help caregivers in need of extra support. This educational programming allows a safe space for these individuals to learn from each other. Click here to join our program waitlist.
For individuals living in Bowling Green and surrounding areas, we offer a variety of educational presentations and trainings on mental health related topics. Click here to join our program waitlist.
About our programs
The educational programs including our support groups and classes are facilitated by individuals with lived experience. This means that our programs are not clinical in nature, but instead include a group of individuals who can learn and grow from one another.
We begin our support groups by reviewing group guidelines and the NAMI Connection Principles of Support. Following this introduction, anyone that wishes to, may share an update on current life success and/or challenges. The group works together to address the most pressing issues using a process called “group wisdom.” Themes that naturally arise during the group also become a focus of group work.
Our classes are curriculum-based, meaning our facilitators follow clear guidelines of the content discussed in each class. For more information on a specific class, visit the links above. As a participant in our programming, your voice is heard. You may contribute to the discussion empathetically, building a sense of community that is based on sincere, uncritical acceptance.