Everything is Okay with a Little Help
"What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation about illnesses that affect not only individuals, but their families as well." (Glenn Close) Mental illness affects persons of any age, religion, gender, etc. not only affecting the patient but also the whole family. The recovery is possible for some of them with the correct treatment and support. Unfortunately, not everyone has the opportunity to get treatment. NAMI El Paso is an organization that gives help and support to families with mental illness by providing services such as classes, counseling and public awareness of mental illness. NAMI started with a group of families affected by mental illness that wanted to help others to overcome illness in 1979. With the efforts of these persons, NAMI is now the largest mental health organization (NAMI). On 1986, families that were affected by mental illness started a movement because of the lack of information and help for people with mental illness. The Reuschlein family was between those persons. They knew NAMI and contacted the organization; thanks to this, the establishment of NAMI was possible in El Paso (NAMI El Paso). NAMI El Paso offers several programs of educational classes for …show more content…
On the web page of NAMI El Paso, you can find various support programs for families who are experiencing mental illness. There are three support groups: NAMI Family Support Group and NAMI Grupo de Apoyo a la Familia -given in Spanish- are targeted to families, caregivers and friends of patients that are suffering mental illness, provided by persons that had experienced the same as them. In NAMI Connection recovery Support Group, people learn from others’ experiences. Here, they can share experiences and get some understanding from others. You can contact the NAMI El Paso Office for the register at (915)
"What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation about illnesses that affect not only individuals, but their families as well." (Glenn Close) Mental illness affects persons of any age, religion, gender, etc. not only affecting the patient but also the whole family. The recovery is possible for some of them with the correct treatment and support. Unfortunately, not everyone has the opportunity to get treatment. NAMI El Paso is an organization that gives help and support to families with mental illness by providing services such as classes, counseling and public awareness of mental illness. NAMI started with a group of families affected by mental illness that wanted to help others to overcome illness in 1979. With the efforts of these persons, NAMI is now the largest mental health organization (NAMI). On 1986, families that were affected by mental illness started a movement because of the lack of information and help for people with mental illness. The Reuschlein family was between those persons. They knew NAMI and contacted the organization; thanks to this, the establishment of NAMI was possible in El Paso (NAMI El Paso). NAMI El Paso offers several programs of educational classes for …show more content…
On the web page of NAMI El Paso, you can find various support programs for families who are experiencing mental illness. There are three support groups: NAMI Family Support Group and NAMI Grupo de Apoyo a la Familia -given in Spanish- are targeted to families, caregivers and friends of patients that are suffering mental illness, provided by persons that had experienced the same as them. In NAMI Connection recovery Support Group, people learn from others’ experiences. Here, they can share experiences and get some understanding from others. You can contact the NAMI El Paso Office for the register at (915)