FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP
NAMI Family Support Group is a peer-led support group for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. Gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar experiences.
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Anyone with a family member or friend having a brain disorder are welcome, members and non-members alike! No previous notice necessary. AND, join us on Facebook
- Free of cost to participants
- Designed for adult loved ones of people with mental health conditions
- Led by family members of people with mental health conditions
- 60-90 minutes long and meets weekly
- No specific medical therapy or treatment is endorsed
- Confidential
OUR MEETINGS
We meet in person each Thursday of the month from 5-6:30pm at The Center at Belvedere. (540 Belvedere Blvd, Charlottesville, VA 22901). The Center, is a beautiful facility, with ample parking, and is handicap accessible.
On the second Thursday of every month, we meet via Zoom with a speaker meeting from 5-6:30pm, for those speakers who prefer a Zoom format.
Click "I'm interested" above to be added to the list.
MONTHLY SCHEDULE
First Thursday: Family Support Group at The Center
- Second Thursday: Zoom speaker meeting (for speakers who prefer Zoom)
- Second Thursday: Family Support Group or speaker at The Center
- Third Thursday: Family Support Group at The Center
- Fourth Thursday: Zoom Discussion Group lead by Suzanna
- Fifth Thursday: (which happens about every three months) fun event
NAMI Family-to-family
Additional Information
Additional Information
NAMI will offer the NAMI Family to Family Education Program free of charge to participant each Spring. The program will be held from March 15 through April 12, 2026. It will meet twice weekly, on Sunday afternoons and Tuesdays evenings. For more information on how to register, please contact NAMI Blue Ridge Charlottesville at 434-260-8127 or namiblueridge@gmail.com.
This 8 lesson course is designed to increase understanding and advocacy skills while helping participants maintain their own well-being. The program is taught by trained family members who have a loved one with a mental health condition. NAMI Family-to-Family is an evidence-based program (EB). For information on the research base for the program, visit nami.org/research.
Participant Perspectives:
- “This course overall was without a doubt, the single most helpful and informative thing ever offered in all my years searching for answers…it has helped me to understand better and communicate more effectively with my brother.”
- “The course has helped me to realize that my son is still inside the body that is often times hidden by the mental illness and that I am not alone in this.”
- Family-to-Family is scheduled for each spring. Contact us for the specific dates and to reserve your spot.
Download the Family-to-Family flyer here.
NAMI Connections
NAMI Connection is a free, peer-led support group for any adult who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition.
The group will begin meeting at the JMRL Central Library on Market St. in Charlottesville on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00pm.
*No meeting Sept 7 and Oct 12.
Email: NAMIBlueRidgeConnections@gmail.com to be added to the support group mailing list and for the Zoom link
About NAMI Blue Ridge Charlottesville
OuR mission
Our mission is to promote recovery and improve the quality of life of Virginians with serious mental illness through support, education, and advocacy. We envision a future where all people affected by mental illness get the hope, help, and support that they need. NAMI Blue Ridge Charlottesville is an inviting, supportive platform for families and friends of those coping with a brain disorder. It offers programs that extend support, resources, advocacy, education and community services to families in the Charlottesville Blue Ridge area.
NAMI Blue Ridge Charlottesville is a local extension of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Virginia, covering Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison and Nelson counties.
about nami Blue Ridge Charlottesville
NAMI Blue Ridge Charlottesville is a local affiliate of NAMI Virginia. Local affiliates play an active role in providing support, education, and advocacy at the community level. We operate support groups to let people know they are not alone and supply information and support when needed. We speak publicly to educate others about brain disorders and provide educational programs, free of cost, to youth and young adults, parents, individuals, and families affected by mental illness. We advocate for effective and timely services from local service providers, and offer hope to those experiencing the impact of mental illness.
Please see the NAMI Virginia website (https://namivirginia.org/) for more information and resources. Visit the Get Involved tab for more information on activities and advocacy opportunities and the Resources tab for additional information on mental illness. If you or your loved one needs immediate care, please visit the In Crisis link at the top of the page (https://namivirginia.org/crisis-info/)
