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May is Mental Health Awareness Month!

Please check our calendar to view activities. 

Educational Meetings and Events

Check our Calendar for events and our monthly educational meeting lectures location and time. For additional information you can reach us at (813) 273-8104

About NAMI Hillsborough:

NAMI Hillsborough is an organization affiliated with NAMI Florida and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Our mission is to provide the tools to enhance the lives affected by mental illness. We bring awareness to the general public about mental illness by facilitating educational programs, provide free support groups to our families and consumers and advocate for better services to the mentally ill.

Our organization is composed of:

  • Individuals with mental illness
  • Family members with loved ones who have schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or any of the serious mental illnesses.
  • Individuals recovering from brain disorders.
  • Caring individuals who support the efforts of NAMI.

There are several Support Groups in the County.  These groups meet on a regular basis to provide support to  family members and consumers.  For times and meeting locations visit our Calendar page.

Family Support Groups:

  
TAMPA
LOCATION VA Mental Health Outpatient. Clinic
11707 Club Drive
Tampa, Fl
TIME 6:30 - 8:00PM 1st Tuesday of each month
CONTACT (813) 273-8104 or support@namihillsborough.org
BRANDON
LOCATION First United Methodist Church
120 Knights Avenue
Brandon, FL
TIME 7:00 PM 3rd Thursday of each month
CONTACT (813) 273-8104 or support@namihillsborough.org
We are also involved in providing educational programs such as:
  • Family to Family training is a free, 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses. The course is taught by trained family members  All instruction and course materials are free to class participants
  • Peer to Peer training is a 10-week course for people with mental illness, to assist them in understanding brain disorders, symptom management, relapse prevention, coping skills, and advance directives.

For more information about NAMI Hillsborough and the services we provide. you can reach us by visiting our Contact Us page.

 

Medical Emergency - 911

Mobile Crisis -
(813) 272-2958

Community Services and Volunteer Opportunities Information - 211

NAMI Helpline-
(800) 950-NAMI

NAMI Hillsborough
(813) 273-8104

Veterans National Lifeline
(800) 273-TALK

Mental Health Care, Inc.
(813) 272-2244

 


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