Zelienople Family Support Group -- In-Person Every 2nd Tuesday
2025-07-08 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-08-12 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-09-09 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-10-14 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Passavant Retirement Center, 401 S. Main Street, Zelienople, PA, 16063, United States

Peer-to-Peer Education Program Summer 2025
2025-07-10 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-17 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-24 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-31 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-08-07 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-08-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Holly Pointe Building, 220 S Main Street, 1st Floor Conference Room, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
NAMI Peer-to-Peer is an 8-session recovery-focused course for adults with mental health conditions.

Free and confidential
Held weekly for two hours
Led by peers with mental health conditions
A great resource for information on mental health and recovery
Offers respect, understanding, encouragement and hope
Builds on the strength and resilience of participants

4 P.M. – 6 P.M. Thursdays, June 26 – August 14
Holly Pointe Building, 220 S Main St., Butler, PA 16001

Registration is required and will close on June 19th at 1 p.m.

Evans City In-person Family Support Group
2025-07-21 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-08-18 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-09-15 17:30 - 19:30 | St John’s United Church, 501 E Main St, Evans City, PA, 16033, United States
3rd Monday of every month, 5:30 – 7:30 pm

A peer-led group for adult family members, caregivers and loved ones of individuals living with mental illness. Gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar circumstances.
NAMI Family Support Group will help you:

Talk productively about your challenges and goals
Find a community who can relate
See the individual first, not the illness
Recognize that mental illnesses are medical illnesses that may have environmental triggers
Understand that mental illnesses are traumatic events
Aim for better coping skills
Find strength in sharing experiences
Reject stigma and not tolerate discrimination
Not judge anyone’s pain
Forgive ourselves and reject guilt
Embrace humor as healthy
Accept that we cannot solve every problem
Work for a better future in a realistic way
Benefit through other’s experiences
Discover your inner strength
Learn how to identify local resources and how to use them

Slippery Rock Family Support Group
2025-08-02 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-09-06 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-10-04 11:00 - 12:30 | Slippery Rock Community Library, 465 N. Main St., Slippery Rock, PA, 16057, United States
The first Saturday of each month, these meetings will be held at the Slippery Rock Community Library, 465 No. Main St., Slippery Rock, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
A peer-led group for adult family members, caregivers and loved ones of individuals living with mental illness. Gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar circumstances.
NAMI Family Support Group will help you:

Talk productively about your challenges and goals
Find a community who can relate
See the individual first, not the illness
Recognize that mental illnesses are medical illnesses that may have environmental triggers
Understand that mental illnesses are traumatic events
Aim for better coping skills
Find strength in sharing experiences
Reject stigma and not tolerate discrimination
Not judge anyone’s pain
Forgive ourselves and reject guilt
Embrace humor as healthy
Accept that we cannot solve every problem
Work for a better future in a realistic way
Benefit through other’s experiences
Discover your inner strength
Learn how to identify local resources and how to use them

NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group
2025-08-05 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-09-02 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-10-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Holly Pointe Building, 220 S Main Street, 1st Floor Conference Room, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
NAMI Connection is a recovery support group program that offers respect, understanding, encouragement and hope.
NAMI Connection groups are:
• Free and confidential
• Held monthly for 90 minutes
• Designed to connect, encourage, and support participants using a structured support group model
• Led by trained facilitators living in recovery themselves
1st Tuesday of Every Month
6 p.m.—7:30 p.m.
Holly Pointe Bldg., 220 S Main St, 1st Floor Small Conference Room
In-person groups do not require registration.

Virtual Family Support Group – First Thursdays
2025-08-07 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-09-04 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Registration closes at 1:00 p.m. the day of the group.
NAMI Family Support Group is a peer-led support group for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. Gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar experiences.
NAMI’s support groups are unique because they follow a structured model, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to be heard and to get what they need.

Free of cost to participants
Designed for adult loved ones of people with mental health conditions
Led by family members of people with mental health conditions
60-90 minutes long and meets monthly at each location
No specific medical therapy or treatment is endorsed
Confidential

What You’ll Gain
By sharing your experiences in a safe setting, you can gain hope and develop supportive relationships. This group allows your voice to be heard and provides an opportunity for your personal needs to be met. It encourages empathy, productive discussion and a sense of community. You’ll benefit from other’s experiences, discover your inner strength and empower yourself by sharing your own experiences in a non-judgmental space.
NAMI Family Support Group will help you:

Aim for better coping skills
Find strength in sharing experiences
Not judge anyone’s pain
Forgive ourselves and reject guilt
Embrace humor as healthy
Accept that we cannot solve every problem
Understand that mental health conditions are no one’s fault and can be traumatic experiences

What People Are Saying
“The most beneficial thing for me was that I am not alone. I found the NAMI Family Support Group at the time I really needed it!”
“The support group facilitators and attendees were respectful of other people’s experiences and were non-judgmental when there were different ways of handling things.”
“I felt I received constructive, practical and helpful information from group members.”
“Using the [NAMI] support group model is so essential to the success of our family support groups. As a group, the collective wisdom covered a lot of possibilities.”

Family-to-Family Education Program Session 2, 2025
2025-09-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-24 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-08 18:00 - 20:00 | IHS Family Services, 216 N. Washington Street, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays, September 10 – October 29
IHS Family Services, 216 N Washington Street, Butler, PA 16001, Lower Level. Handicapped parking in the back.
Registration will remain open until 1:00 PM on the day of class.

NAMI Butler County PA Peer-to-Peer Education Program Session 3, 2025
2025-09-29 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-10-06 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-10-13 17:30 - 19:30 | Holly Pointe Building, 220 S Main Street, 1st Floor Conference Room, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. Mondays, September 29 – November 17

Holly Pointe Building, 220 S Main St., Butler, PA 16001

Registration is required and will close on September 29, at 1 p.m.
