NAMI Basics

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About NAMI Basics

NAMI Basics is a signature education program for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents with behavioral issues, undiagnosed emotional issues, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD), or other diagnoses such as Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Childhood Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse Disorders.

The NAMI Basics course is a FREE three week class that is taught by trained parents or other primary caregivers who have lived similar experiences with their own children who developed the symptoms of mental illness prior to the age of 13 years.

Course Elements Include:

• The trauma of mental illness for the child and family
• The biology of mental illness: getting an accurate diagnosis
• The latest research on medical aspects of the illness and advances in treatment
• An overview of treatment options – treatment works
• The impact of child’s mental illness on the rest of the family – caregivers and siblings
• An overview of the symptoms involved in caring for children and teens and the importance of record keeping.

Meeting Schedule

When:	Saturdays, 9:00am - 1:30pm June 16, 2012 June 23, 2012 June 30, 2012
Hosted by:	Back Creek Presbyterian Church (Fellowship Hall) 1821 Back Creek Church Road Charlotte NC 28213
Contact:	Call (704-597-0113) or e-mail Tracy Ratcliffe.

More Information

Please visit our state or local websites for additional information:

NAMI Basics (NAMI North Carolina)

NAMI Basics (NAMI National)