Geauga County Board of Mental Health & Recovery Services
13244 Ravenna Road
Chardon, Ohio 44024
Phone 440-285-2282
Fax: 440-285-9617
Hearing Impaired 1-800-750-0750
email: gbmhadas@lightstream.net

Hours Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Jim Adams, Executive Director, CEO

NAMI - Geauga County is for individuals, family members and friends of individuals diagnosed with major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorders, Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Co-occurring Brain and Addictive Disorders.NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness is a grassroots, non-profit education, support, and advocacy organization of families, friends, consumers, and professionals dedicated to improving the quality of life for all whose lives are affected by mental illness.

NAMI Support Groups

Our Chardon Peer-to-Peer Support Group meets at 7:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month at the Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services, 13244 Ravenna Road (Rte 44) across from Geauga Hospital in Chardon. This group is for persons with mental illness.

Our Chardon Family-to-Family Support Group meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month at the Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services, 13244 Ravenna Road (Rte. 44) across from Geauga Hospital in Chardon. This group is for family members and friends of persons with mental illness.

Our Middlefield Support Group meets at 7:00 p.m. on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the Middlefield Public Library. This group is for persons with mental illness and for family members and friends of persons with mental illness.

Family to Family Education Program
Fall 2010
Free for family members, partners and friends of individuals with Major Depression, Bi polar Disorder (Manic Depression), Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Panic Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Or Other Major Mental Health Disorder and Co-occurring Brain Disorders and Addictive Disorders

A series of 11 weekly classes structured to help caregivers understand and support individuals with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well being. The course is taught by a team of trained NAMI family member volunteers who know what it’s like to have a loved one struggling with one of these brain disorders. There is no cost to participate in the NAMI Family to Family Education Program. Over 80,000 people in the U.S., Canada and Mexico have completed this course. We think you will be pleased by how much assistance the program offers. We invite you to call 440-285-3945 for more information.

Chardon Classes Begin: 6:30pm (to 9pm) Monday, September 13, 2010 and will meet for 11 Mondays at The Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services, 13244 Ravenna Rd. Chardon, 44024 (across from the UHHS Geauga Hospital)

NAMI Family to Family Education Program is sponsored by NAMI Ohio. It is funded by the Geauga Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services through the Mental Health Association in Geauga County.

For further information or to join the Geauga chapter of NAMI please call 440-285-3945 or email Lreed@mhageauga.org.

Hand-to-Hand
Hand-to-Hand classes are for parents of children diagnosed with a mental disorder, including (but not restricted to) ADD and ADHD. Classes are held for 9 weeks at the Geauga Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services, 13244 Ravenna Rd. Chardon, OH 44024. Hand-to-Hand classes are open to all who have a child struggling with a mental/emotional illness.Call 440-285-3945 or email lreed@mhageauga.org if you would like to be added to our next class. Classes fill fast.

Speaker Meetings
Our speaker meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month. These are Open House meetings, the public is welcome. Bring a friend.

Most meetings are held at the Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services, 13244 Ravenna Road, Chardon 44024 (Rt. 44 across from UHHS Geauga Hospital) at 7:00 p.m. If the anticipated audience is large we will obtain a larger facility for the meeting. Below is a list of our scheduled speakers for the next five months. For further information or to join the Geauga chapter of NAMI please call 440-285-3945.

• September 16, 2010 - Learn more about Case Management, a service available to those with serious mental illness. Ravenwood Mental Health Center and Jewish Family Service Association will present.
• October 21, 2010 - Dr. Patrick Enders, psychiatrist, will present on Pediatric and Adolescent Medications.
• November 18, 2010 - Deanna Brant, Emergency Services Director at Ravenwood Mental Health Center will present "Assisted Outpatient Treatment - Jason's Law," a discussion of pending mental health legislation in Ohio.
• December 16, 2010 - Annual NAMI Geauga Holiday Party, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Location to be announced. Bring winter cheer to your family by attending our always popular potluck!
  

We have posted a calendar of our events on our website at: nami.org/sites/namigeauga

To contact us: mail to NAMI Geauga County, c/o The Mental Health Association in Geauga County, 11850 Mayfield Rd., Chardon, OH 44024; call 440-285-3945; or email lreed@mhageauga.org.

For more details on NAMI support groups click here.