Meetings and Supports Groups
Families Working Together for Change
Families helping Families
NAMI of Greater Fall River
Monthly Meetings
Greater Fall River -held on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 PM - 7:30PM Corrigan Mental Health Center - 49 Hillside Street , one block south Charlton Hosp
Family Support Group
Greater Fall River
On the third Wednesday of every month at the First Baptist Church , across from the YMCA 228 North Main St. 7:00- 8:15 PM This support group is limited to family members, parents, spouses, siblings, caretakes and friends of a person with mental illness . For more infor on support groups or monthly meetings please call Brenda L Venice , 508-678-2584
Greater Taunton
On the second Tuesday of the month at CCBC , 19 Cedar Street, 6:30PM to 7:30PM . This support group is limited to family members , parents, spouses, siblings , caretakers and friends of a person with a mental illness.
The group is support , advocacy ,also an informational support group setting .
It's families helping families when they need the most.
All NAMI meetings and support groups are free and open to the public.
For more information - 508-678-2584
or email -namifallriver@comcast.net
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Peer Run Warm Line
The Peer line is expected to be important preventative component to the overall mental health care available to consumer. Many of the callers live alone and struggle with a variety of symptoms. Often these symptoms worsen at night and on weekends but if the consumer can touch base with the operator get suggestions how to manage or just connect with a friendly and understaning person a potentila crisis can be averted. The Peer Line will become a service consumers can rely on for support, encouragement and feedback about daily issue. The peer line will also serve as a medication reminder if a consumer is having difficulty his/her medication schdedule.
For more information: 508-828-4537
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