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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.


'''Support group:'''  We offer a once a month support group @ 6:30 on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. This is available for anyone over the age of 18 who is the family member (or close friend) of an individual living with severe mental illness...no registration necessary.
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 ==
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Rockford UM Church, 1934 North Ewing Street, Seymour IN 47274
Rockford UM Church, 1934 North Ewing Street, Seymour IN 47274


'''Website:''' http://www.namiindiana.org/
'''Website:''' https://namisouthcentralin.org/


'''National Helpline:''' 800-950-NAMI
'''National Helpline:''' 800-950-NAMI
A support group meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, will be at Rockford UM Church, 1934 North Ewing Street, Seymour IN 47274. This is available for anyone over the age of 18 who is the family member (or close friend) of an individual living with severe mental illness...no registration necessary.
Sonja Scott at 812-525-3897 or sonja.scott.76@gmail.com, Carol Oktavec at 812-521-8832 or carolokumc@gmail.com, or Sonnie Warnick at 812-314-5543 - sonwarnick@hotmail.com.


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

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

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