A peer-support organization for people who hear voices, see visions or have other extreme experiences. This can include people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or psychosis. Visit their website to learn more about support group locations.
A free, eight-session educational program for adults with mental health conditions who are looking to better understand themselves and their recovery. Taught by trained leaders with lived experience, this program includes activities, discussions and informative videos.
For families, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. Designated as an evidence-based program by SAMHSA, it facilitates a better understanding of mental health conditions, increases coping skills and empowers participants to become advocates for their family members. Also available in Spanish, De Familia a Familia de NAMI. Find a class nearest to you via your local NAMI Affiliate. If a class isn’t available, contact your local NAMI Affiliate about starting one.
A peer support group for people with mental health conditions. Groups meet weekly, every other week or monthly, depending on the location. This program is also available in Spanish as NAMI Conexión.
Schizoaffective disorder is a chronic mental health condition characterized primarily by symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations or delusions, and symptoms of a mood disorder, such as mania and depression.
An initiative by the American Psychiatric Association and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to advance a person-centered approach to care that ensures people living with serious mental illness find treatment and support. Visit their website for information about mental illness, treatment options, support systems, crisis resources and more.
Fact sheet, developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), provides information about CBTp, an evidence based treatment approach shown to improve symptoms and functioning in patients with psychotic disorders.
Information details what makes up Coordinated Specialty Care as an evidence-based, recovery-oriented approach to treating early psychosis.
Rebeca Gibbons, therapist and mental health advocate, shares how being an immigrant from Cuba and a caretaker of a mother who eventually received a diagnosis of schizophrenia shaped her. Her experiences led her to becoming a therapist and wanting to help her community overcome challenges like the cost of access to mental health care and cultural stigma within the Hispanic/Latinx community.
