NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore, Inc. (NAMI-MB) is a grassroots, family-oriented support, education and advocacy organization founded in 1981. NAMI offers opportunities for family members and individuals with mental illness. Through peer support groups, education, and advocacy we promote a greater understanding of mental illness. In addition to support groups, we offer education courses for family members of individuals diagnosed with a mental illness. - advocacy
- public policy
- grant writing
- fundraising
- office work
- outreach
- training/awareness building/education
- computer work
- fielding referral calls
- guest editor of newsletter: Connections
NAMI Mission
NAMI Educational Programs
Family to Family Education Program - Family to Family is a 12 week course for close relatives of individuals with severe brain disorders (mental illnesses). Trained family members teach the course. All course materials are furnished at no cost to you. The curriculum discusses the clinical treatment of major mental illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more effectively. The commitment is two and one half hours per week for twelve weeks. It is essential that you attend all 12 classes.
NAMI Basics - NAMI Basics is a new NAMI National signature education program for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental illness. All course materials are furnished at no cost to you. The six session course is taught by trained teachers who are also parents/caregivers of individuals who developed the symptoms of mental illness in childhood. The curriculum discusses current information about the major childhood mental illnesses and provides the fundamentals a caregiver needs to care for themselves, their family, and their child who is living wtih mental illness. For more information about the Education Courses for Family Members, please contact Deneice Valentine or call (410) 435-2600. | 
