NAMI Offers New Weekly Support Groups At The Gathering Place

April 24, 2025 at 7:21 p.m.
(Mikaela Conley)

By Staff Report

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Indiana announced new weekly support groups at The Gathering Place, 123 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw, for individuals with lived experience of a mental illness and their families.
These groups will begin on Monday, May 5, kicking off Mental Health Awareness Month, according to a news release provided by NAMI.
NAMI Peer Connections Support Group is a support group led by trained NAMI Indiana facilitators who have lived experience with mental illness.
NAMI Family Connections Support Group is a support group led by trained NAMI Indiana facilitators who have lived experience caring for an individual with a mental illness.
Both groups will provide support, empathy, encouragement, respect and hope. These groups are free and confidential and are held weekly for 90 minutes on Monday evenings beginning at 6 p.m.
NAMI Indiana is the state organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. They are the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Through advocacy, education, support and public awareness, NAMI Indiana works to raise awareness and provide essential services across the state while partnering for systems change at the state level.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Indiana announced new weekly support groups at The Gathering Place, 123 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw, for individuals with lived experience of a mental illness and their families.
These groups will begin on Monday, May 5, kicking off Mental Health Awareness Month, according to a news release provided by NAMI.
NAMI Peer Connections Support Group is a support group led by trained NAMI Indiana facilitators who have lived experience with mental illness.
NAMI Family Connections Support Group is a support group led by trained NAMI Indiana facilitators who have lived experience caring for an individual with a mental illness.
Both groups will provide support, empathy, encouragement, respect and hope. These groups are free and confidential and are held weekly for 90 minutes on Monday evenings beginning at 6 p.m.
NAMI Indiana is the state organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. They are the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Through advocacy, education, support and public awareness, NAMI Indiana works to raise awareness and provide essential services across the state while partnering for systems change at the state level.

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