NAMI Resources for Children, Teens and Young Adults, NAMIWalks Promotions, and more

Many mental health conditions typically begin during childhood, adolescence or young adulthood. NAMI National has compiled essential information and useful resources to help young people get the mental health support that they need. We encourage you to explore these resources. The section on Kids, Teens and Young Adults is available at https://nami.org/Your-Journey/Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults. In this section, you will find general useful information and links to the following subsections:

Kids (https://nami.org/Your-Journey/Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults/Kids) – This section has very practical advice for parents of children with mental health conditions, including information on getting accommodations for your child in school because of their emotional disability.
Teens (https://nami.org/Your-Journey/Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults/Teens) – This section has some information for parents, but it is primarily geared toward helping teens with life skills such as learning how to talk to parents and friends, learning how to find help, learning how to navigate school, and more.
Young Adults (https://nami.org/Your-Journey/Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults/Young-Adults) – This section is designed to help young adults with life skills such as seeking treatment, understanding health insurance, navigating college, and more.

Additional resources for children and teens with mental health challenges are available at https://namimainlinepa.org/support/services-for-children-and-teens/. Additional resources for transition age youth (ages 16-24) are available at https://namimainlinepa.org/resources-for-transition-age-youth-with-mental-illness/.

NAMI Main Line Support Groups

Our New Virtual NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group will meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of every month from 4:30-6 p.m. beginning in September. Please contact Sharona Dunoff at (610) 246-6755 or Olga Kobb at olgakobb@yahoo.com for more information about this new group.

Our Bryn Mawr NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group for adults living with mental illness on meets on Tuesday evenings on Zoom. Please contact Danielle Sulpizio at (484) 880-0660 or Ed Kane at (484) 744-0860 for more information.

Our Parent Peer Support Group for parents with a middle school through young adult child meets weekly on Wednesday evenings via Zoom. If you are interested in joining this support group, please email Nancy.

Our Bryn Mawr Family Member Support Group meets the first Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. If you have a family member or loved one with mental illness and are interested in this support group, please contact Diane at dmkotrl@gmail.com for more information.

Our Havertown NAMI Family Support Group will meet in-person on the third Tuesday of the month from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Llanerch Presbyterian Church, 211 Lansdowne Road, Havertown. If you are new to the group and interested in attending a meeting or have questions, please contact Nora at nora@huntjohnson.org.

Our Wellness Chat for Family-to-Family Graduates meets once a month at 7 p.m. The next meeting will be on Monday, August 29. Please contact Judy at F2FMainLine@aol.com for the upcoming meeting information.

NAMIWalks Your Way Main Line PA Promotions

Register as a Team Captain for NAMIWalks Your Way Main Line PA by Sunday, August 7th and receive a NAMIWalks Your Way Light-Up Keychain in the mail. It’s our way of saying how much your support means to NAMI and the mental health community!

Last chance to join our Participant Fundraising Challenge – raise an additional $50 between July 29 and August 5 and earn a pair of NAMIWalks Your Way shoelaces.