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New class starting June 12, 2013.
Mental Health and Recovery: Learning to Live Well
Welcome to NAMI's Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education program, a free, 10-week course that provides a holistic approach to recovery for people living with mental illness.
Offered in a confidential setting, Peer-to-Peer is taught by two trained peer mentors who are successfully managing their own mental health. The courses uses a combination of lecture, discussion, interactive exercises and stress management techniques. Each session lasts for two hours.
During the course you will:
- Share experiences with peers who are working towards recovery
- Gain further insight into mental health
- Gain knowledge of how to cope with difficult circumstances
- Learn to identify feelings, thoughts, behaviors and events that can result in a possible relapse
- Learn how to strengthen interpersonal relationships
- Find new inspiration and hope