NAMI Nevada County (National Alliance for Mental Illness) is a grassroots, family, and consumer self-help support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with severe mental illnesses such as:

• Schizophrenia
• Bipolar disorder (manic depressive)
• Clinical depression
• Panic disorder
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (O.C.D)
• P.T.S.D.

NAMI offers support groups and educational classes for families experiencing a mental illness such as:

• Family Support
  • IN PERSON Support Meetings
    Twin Cities Church - Room 129
    (enter the on the far left side of the church)
    1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month
    5:30 - 7:30pm
    
    ZOOM Online Support Meetings
    2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month 
    5:30 - 7:30pm
• Family to Family education class (two times yearly)
• Monthly general education meetings
• And more on NAMI's website: https://www.naminevadacounty.org/support

NAMI Family Support Group
Support groups are provided each week. Please go to the website at https://www.naminevadacounty.org/support for specific locations and times. Specific questions may be sent to info@naminevadacounty.org.

Emergency
If you need immediate help and someone is in danger of harming themselves or others, call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest hospital Emergency Room.

NAMI provides family support and education to anyone free of charge. They also provide one-on-one support for people who need resources, including suicide prevention resources.