Last Fall, we described our new "Connections" group as a place to "Talk to someone who understands-someone just like you" and that's just what the NAMI "Connection" group is all about. NAMI "Connection" is a recovery support group for adults with mental illness, and the first support group in NAMI that is specifically for people with mental illness. It is a group for people to share their stories, often problems, having to do with their mental illness.
The people that run the support groups are consumers and have insight into how others with mental illness feel. Currently, Lisa Weintraub and Avigal Rhodes co-facilitate "Connection" at Beth Emet every Monday, and John Neri and David Booker will co-facilitate at Lutheran General Hospital every Saturday.
There are two "Connection" groups in our affiliate. In addition to the group from 4-5:30 P.M. Mondays at Beth Emet in Evanston, a new support group will be held from 4:00-5:30 P.M. Saturdays at Lutheran General beginning February 9th. People with any type of mental illness arewelcome.
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