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.

Our main support group meets at 7:00 p.m. on the first Thursday the month. Support groups are held at the Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services, 13244 Ravenna Road (Rte 44) across from Geauga Hospital in Chardon.

Our Middlefield Support Group meets at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Middlefield Public Library.

NAMI Connection Peer Support Group meets at 1:30 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at the Murray Center, 208 N. Hambden Street, Chardon.

Our educational speaker meeting meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month. Speakers meetings are held at various locations throughout Geauga County. Call 440-285-3945 or email mdoehring@mhageauga.org for more information.

Meeting Dates

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.

NAMI Family-to-Family Course Outline

NAMI Geauga's Free Hand-to-Hand Education Course

Learning your child has an emotional / mental or neurobiological disorder can be overwhelming. Caring for that child can be an extraordinarily difficult task for any parent. The Hand-to-Hand Family Education Program through NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) has been developed to address these concerns, to help parents cope with these unique stresses as well as to assist parents in caring for their own well-being. You will be joining other families with children or teens with serious mental / emotional disorders. The program’s dual focus on education and personal insight provides a comprehensive service for coping parents. You will learn about illnesses of the brain and their treatment, coping skills and how to advocate for your child. The class meets once a week for 9 weeks. Call the NAMI Geauga/Mental Health Association in Geauga County at 440-285-3945 to register for the next class.

It shall be the mission of the Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services to provide leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of mental health and substance abuse programs. As an agent for change in Geauga County, this Board is dedicated to optimizing human and financial resources, and enhancing and stabilizing the mental health of citizens of Northeast Ohio. Through comprehensive needs assessment, the Board shall effectively plan and coordinate a full range of community-based services that provide for quality client care in the least restrictive environment possible.