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Be a Group Leader for NAMI CCNS
ORGANIZATION: NAMI COOK COUNTY NORTH SUBURBAN
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13 people are interested
Volunteers Needed
Do you have a loved one with a mental health diagnosis? NAMI CCNS is looking for volunteers to teacher classes. Basics teachers must be parents or other primary caregivers of an individual who exhibited symptoms of a mental illness prior to age 13 (the formal diagnosis may have been made years later, but symptoms were present prior to age 13).
Family class teachers must be family members (parents, siblings, adult children, spouses or partners) of individuals who are living with mental illness.
We will train you in our evidenced-based curriculum and pair you with an experience teacher to start. NAMI CCNS covers the costs of training. Interested? Call Dr. Christine Somervill @ 847-716-2252.
Volunteers Needed
Do you live in recovery with a mental health diagnosis? NAMI CCNS is looking for volunteers to facilitate support groups for families and parents. Prospective facilitators must be family members (parents, siblings, adult children, spouses or partners) of individuals who have mental illness. We will train you and pair you with an experienced facilitator to start.
More opportunities with NAMI COOK COUNTY NORTH SUBURBAN
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About NAMI COOK COUNTY NORTH SUBURBAN
Location:
8324 SKOKIE BLVD, SKOKIE, IL 60077, US
Mission Statement
The mission of NAMI Cook County North Suburban is to improve the lives of individuals with serious mental illness and those who love and care for them through education support and advocacy.
Description
NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons and their families affected by mental illness through support, education, advocacy, and research.
NAMI CCNS is a grass roots organization and an affiliate of the NAMI National organization. Our affiliate was started in the early 1990’s by a group of family members who were all dealing with the challenges of loved ones with mental illness. They offered a Family to Family class and that was the beginning of our affiliate, which now serves over 17 communities in our catchment area.
We now offer free of charge not only Family to Family but also Basics for Parents classes, and Balance for Success, peer groups and family support groups. We host bimonthly education meetings and advocate for individuals with mental illness. People who have taken our classes and attended our support groups constantly comment about their positive experiences and how NAMI has helped them put their lives back together again.
In 2007 after a successful gala, we were able to open our first office in Northfield and hire an Executive Director and staff. In 2014 we moved our office to the Turning Point building in Skokie, where we serve hundreds of families dealing with mental illness. As an organization, we use a collaborative model, using each other’s strengths to find ways to fulfill our mission every day.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
8324 Skokie Blvdskokieskokie, IL 60077
DATE POSTED
January 23, 2020
SKILLS
- Mental Health
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Crisis Counseling
- Psychology
- Healthcare
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- depends on class teaching