• Is your child "out of control"?  Have you "tried everything"?
• Are you (or others) questioning your parenting skills?
• Do you wonder or has anyone suggested your child might have ADD/ADHD, anxiety, depression or any other type of "illness of the brain"?
• Has your child recently been diagnosed with a mental illness or brain disorder?
• Has the diagnosis provided an explanation for some of the behaviors, but raising a whole new set of frightening questions?
• Are you feeling confused, isolated, concerned  or unsure about where to go from here?

YOU ARE NOT ALONE! We have been where you are and we want to help!

NAMI Basics is taught by trained parents who have lived similar experiences with their own children, NAMI Basics is an educational program that provides learning and practical insights designed specifically for parents and primary caregivers of children or adolescents living with a mental illness.

This  FREE 6-week Course curriculum includes:

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

Classes will begin Tuesday, September 18th through Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012.

To register or to get more information, please contact Shirley Drake at (414) 344-0447 or at shirleyd@namigrm.org.  Download flyer.

*Space is limited to the first 15 people per class to register!

Reasonable Accommodations:  Please notify NAMI Greater Milwaukee at 414-344-0447 or shirleyd@namigrm.org of your disability-related accommodation requests.  We will attempt to honor all requests received.