Upcoming Classes & Events
NAMI Dakota County holds monthly education meetings on different mental health topics.
NAMI also offers a series of classes to help people living with mental illnesses, their families and friends, health care providers and the community better understand mental illnesses.
All classes, workshops and events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.
NAMI also offers a series of classes to help people living with mental illnesses, their families and friends, health care providers and the community better understand mental illnesses.
All classes, workshops and events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.
NAMI Dakota County Monthly Education Meeting
****Please note new day for meetings: NAMI Dakota County Education Meetings are held at 7pm on the second Tuesday of each month. The change will take place starting on August 8,2017 and will go through May 2018.
Location: Mary Mother of the Church - 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville, MN
****Meeting on Tuesday October 10, 2017 at 7:00PM.****
Dr Awosika from Pinnacle Behavioral Healthcare will be speaking on the use of the TMS Machine for treatment of medication resistant depression.
It should be a very interesting topic and we hope to see you there!
Location: Mary Mother of the Church - 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville, MN
****Meeting on Tuesday October 10, 2017 at 7:00PM.****
Dr Awosika from Pinnacle Behavioral Healthcare will be speaking on the use of the TMS Machine for treatment of medication resistant depression.
It should be a very interesting topic and we hope to see you there!
NAMI Classes & Workshops
Upcoming Classes in Dakota County
Please call the MN NAMI Office for more information or to register 651-645-2948.
Hope For Recovery - Obtain information about mental illnesses, treatments, coping strategies, the communication skills, crisis management, suicide prevention, the mental health system and local resources along with practical strategies for helping a loved one or friend. This includes learning the LEAP strategy for improving communication; Listen, Empathize, Agree-on what you can, and Partner. It is a six-hour class for family and friends of a teen or adult living with a mental illness and people living with a mental illness who are doing well in their recovery. Held Saturdays from 9:00 to 3:00 unless noted. Please bring your own lunch. For information call NAMI Minnesota, 651-645-2948.
• Minneapolis, Sept. 30, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), 716 S. 7th St. (Purple Bldg entrance to 2nd floor, then Red Skyway to Popkin Family Resource Center)
• Le Sueur, Oct. 7, Le Sueur Community Center, 821 East Ferry Street
• Duluth, Oct. 28, 9:00-4:00, Benedictine Living Community, 935 Kenwood Ave., To register, email NAMI Duluth at namiduluth@gmail.com.
• Excelsior, Oct. 28, Trinity Episcopal Church, 322 2nd St.
Please bring your own lunch. For information call NAMI Minnesota, 651-645-2948.
Family To Family
Family-to-Family – Learn about mental illnesses, the brain, treatment, and resources to help a loved one living with a mental illness. Attendees will also build communication skills, reduce stress, find support and discover the common stages of emotional responses when supporting someone with a mental illness. This class meets weekly for two and a half hours for 12-weeks and is for family and friends of an adult living with a mental illness. Call to register or ask questions.
Winona, Oct. 9, Meets Mondays & Wednesdays for 6 weeks, 6:30-9:00 p.m., call Judy 507-458-0714
Savage, Jan. 11, 2018, will meet Thursdays, 7:00-9:30 p.m., call Janet 952-890-1669
Please call the MN NAMI Office for more information or to register 651-645-2948.
Hope For Recovery - Obtain information about mental illnesses, treatments, coping strategies, the communication skills, crisis management, suicide prevention, the mental health system and local resources along with practical strategies for helping a loved one or friend. This includes learning the LEAP strategy for improving communication; Listen, Empathize, Agree-on what you can, and Partner. It is a six-hour class for family and friends of a teen or adult living with a mental illness and people living with a mental illness who are doing well in their recovery. Held Saturdays from 9:00 to 3:00 unless noted. Please bring your own lunch. For information call NAMI Minnesota, 651-645-2948.
• Minneapolis, Sept. 30, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), 716 S. 7th St. (Purple Bldg entrance to 2nd floor, then Red Skyway to Popkin Family Resource Center)
• Le Sueur, Oct. 7, Le Sueur Community Center, 821 East Ferry Street
• Duluth, Oct. 28, 9:00-4:00, Benedictine Living Community, 935 Kenwood Ave., To register, email NAMI Duluth at namiduluth@gmail.com.
• Excelsior, Oct. 28, Trinity Episcopal Church, 322 2nd St.
Please bring your own lunch. For information call NAMI Minnesota, 651-645-2948.
Family To Family
Family-to-Family – Learn about mental illnesses, the brain, treatment, and resources to help a loved one living with a mental illness. Attendees will also build communication skills, reduce stress, find support and discover the common stages of emotional responses when supporting someone with a mental illness. This class meets weekly for two and a half hours for 12-weeks and is for family and friends of an adult living with a mental illness. Call to register or ask questions.
Winona, Oct. 9, Meets Mondays & Wednesdays for 6 weeks, 6:30-9:00 p.m., call Judy 507-458-0714
Savage, Jan. 11, 2018, will meet Thursdays, 7:00-9:30 p.m., call Janet 952-890-1669
