GREENFIELD — The local chapter of a national mental illness advocacy organization will hold a series of classes beginning Thursday on how people can more effectively support loved ones with mental health issues.
The classes, hosted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, begin at 6 p.m. at Baystate Franklin Medical Center.
It’s open to the public, with advanced registration, and will cover topics such as schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and panic disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder.
“The course is taught by trained local NAMI family member volunteers who know what it’s like to have a loved one struggling with a mental illness,” said Bernice Drumheller, the local chapter’s president. “This is the first time we have been able to offer this course in the Greenfield area.”
For more information call Daris Emerson at 413-824-1044, Susan Sharbaugh at 413-422-2144, or the NAMI Western Massachusetts office at 413-786-9139.
You can reach Tom Relihan at:
413-772-0261, ext 264,
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