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Support Groups
NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group
NAMI Connection is a free and confidential recovery support group program that offers respect, understanding, encouragement and hope to those living with a mental illness.
It is designed to connect, encourage, and support participants using a structured support group model led by trained facilitators living in recovery themselves.
It is held on the first and third Wednesdays from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.
The 1st Wednesday support group is held on Zoom
The 3rd Wednesday is held in person in the Conference Room at our office:
164 North L Street
Livermore, CA 94550.
If there is a 5th Wednesday in the month, the meeting is also held at our office.
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For further information, please contact:
Cyndi Hackett
Email: tchrcyd@mac.com
Family/Caregiver Support Group
This is a peer facilitated informal open-agenda format group for parents, spouses, siblings, and friends of adults with or suspected of having mood or psychiatric disorders. Resources, information about disorders, education and advocacy skills are also provided.
Every 2nd and 4th Monday of each month
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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Please Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the 2nd Monday group is hybrid - both Zoom and in person in the Conference Room at our office:
164 North L Street,
Livermore, CA 94550.
The 4th Monday group is Zoom only.
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If you are new to the support group, please contact Marsha McInnis by phone, text or email to receive the Zoom link. To keep the meeting confidential, the Zoom link changes each time a Family Support Group is held.
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For further information, please contact:
Marsha McInnis
Support Group Co-Facilitator
Phone: (925) 344-4480
Cell Phone: (925) 980-5331
E-mail: marsha@nami-trivalley.org
Parent Resource & Support Group
*****(Please note: Effective 9/2023, this support group is temporarily on hold
until further notice)*****
This is a peer parent facilitated informal open-agenda format group for parents, grandparents, adoptive and foster parents raising children/adolescents up to age 17 diagnosed with or suspected of having behavioral, mood or psychiatric disorders.
Resources, information about child/adolescent disorders and advocacy are also provided.
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For further information, please contact:
Marsha McInnis
Support Group Facilitator
Phone: (925) 344-4480
Cell Phone: (925) 980-5331
E-mail: marsha@nami-trivalley.org