Education Classes
NAMI educational classes provide information on how to manage living with a mental health condition and strategies for taking care of yourself, or the person you love.
These multi-week classes provide mutual support and shared positive impact—experience compassion and reinforcement from people who understand your situation. Recovery is a journey, and there is hope.
Advocating for Your Black Child
NAMI SF in partnership with The Kuumba Healing Project / SFDPH is pleased to offer Advocating for Your Black Child. (A4YBC) is a free, 8-week psycho-education series for Black parents and caregivers of Black children & teens (elementary-high school) living with mental health and/or learning differences. Advocating for Your Black Child (A4YBC) is offered in a virtual group setting so that you can safely and confidently connect with other Black Parents. The class provides critical information & strategies created specifically with the Black family in mind. The A4YBC curriculum provides a wealth of practical resources throughout the series. It was designed specifically to support the Black family in navigating school, political and social systems for your child.
NAMI Family-to-Family is a class for families, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. Designated as an evidence-based program by SAMHSA, it facilitates a better understanding of mental health conditions, increases coping skills and empowers participants to become advocates for their family members. Also available in Spanish, De Familia a Familia de NAMI.
