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== NAMI ==
[[Category: All Resources]]
 
[[Category:Health]]
[[Category:Health]]
[[Category:MentalIllnees]]
[[Category:Social Services]]
[[Category:MentalHealth]]
[[Category:Wellness]]
[[Category:SupportGroup]]


==Agency Information==  
==Agency Information==  
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'''Category:''' Health
'''Category:''' Health


''' Purpose:''' Nami is a support group for adults 18+ who have loved ones struggling with mental illness.
''' Purpose:''' The families and members of NAMI South Central Indiana are here to help! We offer understanding to anyone concerned about mental illnesses and the treatment of mental illness.
 
'''Hours of operation:''' The Seymour chapter currently meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:00pm at the Seymour Library in the downstairs meeting room. The Columbus chapter meets the 1st Tuesday of every month 7:00-8:20pm at the First Christian Church located at 531 5th Street in Columbus, IN.


Mental illnesses are brain disorders that are biologically based medical problems. Untreated, they can cause severe disturbances in thinking, feeling and relating. This results in substantially diminished capacity for dealing with the ordinary demands of life. Mental illness can affect persons of any age and occur in any family. They are not caused by bad parenting and not evidence of weakness of character.


== Additional Information ==
== Additional Information ==


City: Seymour/Columbus
'''Address:''' NAMI South Central
 
Rockford UM Church, 1934 North Ewing Street, Seymour IN 47274
State: Indiana
 
Phone: 812-521-8832
 
Email: carolokumc@gmail.com
 
Website: http://https://www.nami.org/
 
OR Indiana specific site: https://www.nami.org/Local-NAMI?state=IN
 
National Helpline: 800-950-NAMI
 
Please visit the NAMI Indiana site listed for more information on Indiana chapters near you.


'''Website:''' https://namisouthcentralin.org/


'''National Helpline:''' 800-950-NAMI


== Contact Information ==
== Contact Information ==




*For Seymour Chapter:
'''Email:''' namisouthcentral@gmail.com
 
 
Contact: Carol Oktavec
 
Phone: 812-521-8832
 
Email: carolokumc@gmail.com
 
Contact: Sonja Scott
 
Email: sonja.scott.76@gmail.com
 
 
*For Columbus Chapter:
 
 
 
Contact: Annette Kleinhenz
 
Email:akkleinhenz@yahoo.com
 
 
 
 
Last Updated: Feb 2018

Latest revision as of 21:42, 11 March 2025


Agency Information

Name: NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness

Category: Health

Purpose: The families and members of NAMI South Central Indiana are here to help! We offer understanding to anyone concerned about mental illnesses and the treatment of mental illness.

Mental illnesses are brain disorders that are biologically based medical problems. Untreated, they can cause severe disturbances in thinking, feeling and relating. This results in substantially diminished capacity for dealing with the ordinary demands of life. Mental illness can affect persons of any age and occur in any family. They are not caused by bad parenting and not evidence of weakness of character.

Additional Information

Address: NAMI South Central Rockford UM Church, 1934 North Ewing Street, Seymour IN 47274

Website: https://namisouthcentralin.org/

National Helpline: 800-950-NAMI

Contact Information

Email: namisouthcentral@gmail.com