The Family Outreach Program is a collaboration between the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Monterey County (NAMI- MC) and Interim, Inc. 

A Family Outreach Coordinator provides information, referral and support to families who have a member with psychiatric disabilities.  The Coordinator also assists in planning NAMI Monterey County speaker meetings and programs, is availabe as an outreach speaker, and oversees the NAMI Family to Family Education Program.

The NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program is a free, 12-week course for family caregivers and friends of individuals with severe mental illnesses.  The course is taught by trained volunteer NAMI members who have lived with this experience.   

The Family-to-Family Education course offers education and support on how to more effectively work with the loved one with mental illness, and how to access and leverage resources in the community.  In addition, you will gain insight into how mental illness affects your loved one and a look inside some of today's current brain research, medications and treatment options.

View the current Family-to-Family course schedule for California.

View the upcoming Monterey County Family-to-Family course schedule

Note: Courses in Spanish also available. Contact Anna Lowery at NAMI - Monterey County for more information.
Phone: 831-375-6264
e-mail: alowery@interiminc.org