Lake County's Voice On Mental Illness
NAMI Groups: Mental Health Education, Ongoing Support
Learn How to Understand & Help Your Adult Family Member with a Mental Illness.
is a class 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.
Continually Supporting a Family Member is Hard Work. Come Together & Get Support for Yourself.
is an ongoing support group for families with a family member with mental health conditions. Groups meet weekly, every other week or monthly, depending on location. This program is also available in Spanish. Find the NAMI Family Support group nearest you
Learn How to Understand & Help Your Adolescent or Child Family Member with a Mental Illness.
Learn How to Understand & Help Your Adolescent or Child Family Member with a Mental Illness.
NAMI Basics for Parents is online on demand.
NAMI Basics is a 6-session education program for parents and others who provide care for children and youth (22 and younger) who are experiencing mental health symptoms. The course is offered free of charge.
Find an in-person NAMI Basics class nearest to you. If a local class isn’t
NAMI Basics for Parents is online on demand.
NAMI Basics is a 6-session education program for parents and others who provide care for children and youth (22 and younger) who are experiencing mental health symptoms. The course is offered free of charge.
Find an in-person NAMI Basics class nearest to you. If a local class isn’t available, contact your NAMI Affiliate or register for the award-winning NAMI Basics OnDemand course. More information on the awards are included in the link below.
A Spanish-language version of the program, Bases y Fundamentos de NAMI, is available at some affiliates.
NAMI's programs for other persons in the family affected
Signs & Symptoms of an Episode Where You Might Need Help
Signs & Symptoms of an Episode Where You Might Need Help
Trying to tell the difference between what expected behaviors are and what might be the signs of a mental illness isn't always easy. There's no easy test that can let someone know if there is mental illness or if actions and thoughts might be typical behaviors of a person or the result of a physical illness.
12 Specific Mental Health Conditions
Signs & Symptoms of an Episode Where You Might Need Help
Learning About 12
Specific Mental Health Conditions
Learn specifically about Depression, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Psychosis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Borderline Personality, and more.
How Do I Sign Up For Groups?
- NAMI Lake County Illinois- offers monthly educational meetings. Just show up!
- NAMI Lake County Groups - Call the number on the flyer to talk to the group leader.
- For virtual NAMI Illinois Groups - click the sign-up link below:
Military Service Members, Veterans and their Families
Military Service Members, Veterans, and their Families: Lake County is home to many military families. We need to support the Families that protect us as a part of their jobs. Accessible through computers or mobile devices, NAMI Homefront Mental Health Resources are confidentially available 24/7 and includes information about mental health conditions treatment options, approaches to increase overall wellness, tips for self-care and managing stress, links to helpful organizations and crisis services, and assistance in transitioning from military to civilian life.
Improving Mental Health & Getting Good Mental Health Services Requires Great Advocacy
NAMI Smarts for Advocacy is a hands-on advocacy training program that helps people living with mental illness, friends and family transform their passion and lived experience into skillful grassroots advocacy.
NAMI Smarts for Advocacy will teach a person to:
- Tell a compelling story that is inspiring and makes an “ask” in 90 seconds
- Write an effective email, and make an impactful phone call
- Orchestrating a successful meeting with an elected official
Improving Mental Health & Getting Good Mental Health Services Requires Great Advocacy
NAMI Sharing Your Story with Law Enforcement (SYSLE) is a presentation program that prepares individuals and family members to share their stories of lived experience with mental illness to a law enforcement audience, such as during Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, or other events where mental illness and related topics are featured.
The powerful and unique stories shared by NAMI presenters help increase officers’ understanding and empathy, improving crisis response in communities. These presentations are consistently popular with officers who attend CIT training and NAMI’s goal is to ensure that every law enforcement officer has this opportunity.
Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Facilities
Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Facilities (SMHRFs)
SMHRFs are residential treatment facilities for adults with mental illness. They may be helpful for
someone with mental illness who is having difficulty living in the community. They provide 24/7
staffing including mental health professionals and nursing staff. They are not nursing homes and do
not provide skilled nursing care or assistance with activities of daily living. They do not provide care
for people with dementia or major disabilities. For more information and an updated list of different
housing options, go to mentalhealthillinois.com/residential
Northern Illinois Facilities
Abbott House, LLC
405 Central Ave
Highland Park, IL 60035
Phone: (847) 432-6080
https://www.abbotthousenursing.com/
Bayside Terrace, LLC
1100 S Lewis Ave
Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone: (847) 244-8196
Admissions: (847) 469-2422
Fax: (847) 244-7647
https://www.btwaukegan.com/contact/
Bria Lake Park Center
919 Washington Park
Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone: 847-623-9100
Fax: 847-623-9179
https://briahs.com/location/lake-park/
Albany Care
901 Maple Avenue
Evanston, IL 60202
847.475.4000
847.475.8316
Greenwood Care
1406 Chicago Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 328-6503
Helping You or a Friend During a Crisis
NAMI Help and Crisis Web Page:
https://www.nami.org/help#crisis
Crisis Text Line
www.crisistextline.org
A volunteer-staffed text helpline for those in crisis.
Text START to 741741.