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NAMI - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Washtenaw County, Michigan

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1100 North Main St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 994- 6611
office@namiwc.org

Hours:

Mondays:

9:30am - 2:30pm


Tuesdays:

1:00pm - 4:00pm

 

Thursdays:

9:30am - 2:30pm



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Local Meetings & Support Groups

NAMI Washtenaw County
(734) 994-6611 | office@namiwc.org

Office hours:

Mondays: 9:30am - 2:30pm
Tuesdays: 11am - 4:00pm

Thursdays: 9:30am - 2:30pm

Program meetings: Second Mondays, 7:30 pm except June, July, August and December.
King of Kings Lutheran Church, Packard 2685, Ann Arbor.

Support Groups: 4th Wednesday , 7:30pm, St. Clare's Episcopal Church/Temple Beth Emeth, 2309 Packard, Ann Arbor. For parents, spouses, siblings, adult children and mental health consumers (people with mental illness).  Meets all year.

Details, see Services


Fresh Start Clubhouse
(734) 929-9992

A clubhouse which is run by (in large part) and serves those recovering from a mental illness. Information: call Rose Dresner, 929-9992, or email her at:  

          rose.dresner@freshstartclubhouse.org

Location: 2051 S. State St., Ann Arbor.

Hours: M-TH (8:30am - 5:00pm) F (8:30am-4:00pm) Sat (2per month TBD)

Orientation for prospective members are on Wednesdays at 10:am. Contact Rachel Howze at 929-9992 to set up an appointment and for more information.

Social Rec Activities are on Thursdays at 2:30pm and occur two Saturdays per month.

Websites: www.freshstartclubhouse.org,

                 www.myspace.com/freshstartclubhouse,

                 www.facebook.com/pages/Fresh-Start-Clubhouse


Full Circle Community Center
Faith Freeman, Director - (734) 485-2020

Consumer-Run Activity Center.

Location: 750 Towner, Ypsilanti.

Hours: Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri - 8-5, Wed. 8-8


Dual Recovery Groups

Dual Recovery Treatment Groups

Mondays 10:30am - noon.  Fresh Start Clubhouse, 2021 S. State St. Ann Arbor.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 8:45am at St. Andrews Church 306 N. Division, Ann Arbor.  PORT staff. 

Co-Occurring Discovery Group, Thursdays 1:00 pm, Tuscan Creek 212 Stevens Drive, Ypsilanti.

Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA)

Wednesdays 2-3:30 pm, Alano Club 995 Maple Road, Ann Arbor.  Consumer-run.

Fridays 1-2pm, Mich. Ability Partners (MAP) office 3810 Packard St., Ann Arbor.  Cons'r-run.

Saturdays 1-2:30 pm, First Baptist Church, 512 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor.  Consumer-run.

Dual focus AA Meeting, Wednesdays 5:30 - 6:30 pm, CSTS Building, 2140 E. Ellsworth, Ann Arbor.  Consumer-run.

Women's Issues Recovery Treatment Group, Wednesdays 1-2:30pm, 110 N. Fourth Ave, Ann Arbor.  Only for Women.

Co-Occurring Disorders Education Lecture Series:  Wed. 7-8:30 pm Huron Valley Child Guidance Center, 2940 Ellsworth, Ypsilanti.

Full Circle Community Center, 750 Towner, Ypsilanti. Information: call Faith Freeman, Director, Monday and Thursday, 10-11, (734) 485-2020.  Please call to make sure the group still meets.


Depression Peer Support Groups

MDDA Support Group, Providence Hospital, Novi. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7:30pm. Information: call Vicki Edwards (248) 960-1288.  Call before coming.

Fresh Start Clubhouse, 2051 S. State St., Ann Arbor. Tuesdays 3-4pm. Information: (734) 929-9992.  Call before coming.

St. Joseph Hospital Senior Health Building, Room 1335. Wednesdays 7-9pm. Information: call Jenny (734) 485-3870

Manic Depressive and Depressive Assocation, 2140 East Ellsworth, Thursdays 12-2pm. Information: (734) 971-2385. Call before coming.


Parents Supporting Parents
Betsy Soden, (734) 662-2906

Location: St. Joseph Hospital Education Center, Classroom 5.

When: 4th Wed., 7-9pm.

Support group for caregivers of fetal alcohol affected children/adults.


Project Transition
(must have a referral from a case manager)
Mary Browning, (7340 665-8167

A group of volunteers and mental health consumers who enjoy social activities together.

Location: Church of the Good Shepherd, 2145 Independence, Ann Arbor.

When: Tuesdays 1-3pm


Schizophrenics Anonymous

Contact: JoAnn Verbamic at 248-477-1983

SARDAA- Schizphrenia and related disorders Alliance of America

http://www.sardaa.org


Survivors of Suicide Support Group

Meets for 8 weeks several times a year.

To enroll, contact Mary Jane Bottonari at (734) 761-2988.

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:  1-800-suicide


Family Education Workshop

University of Michigan Depression Center Social Work Family Programs

First Wednesday of every month from 6-8pm at the Rachel Upjohn Bldg.

4250 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5766.

For more information call Sue Wonnacott at 734-746-0250.

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Goals Group:  Thursdays 10-11am, Full Circle Community Center, 10 South Prospect, Ypsilanti, Info: Teri 485-2020.


Employment Group:  Mon. 11-12am & Wed. 2-3pm, Fresh Start Clubhouse, 2151 S. State St. Ann Arbor, Info:  929-9992.


Organization Web Site Links

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
http://www.nami.org/

NAMI Michigan (National Alliance on Mental Illness Michigan)
http://namimi.org/

U of M (University of Michigan)
http://www.umich.edu/

WCHO (Washtenaw Community Health Organiztion)
http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/wcho

CSTS (Community Support and Treatment Services: our local Community Mental Health agency)
http://ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/community_mental_health

Michigan Prevents Prodromal Progression (M3P) is a treatment research program providing assessment and services for young people in the Washtenaw County area.

http://preventmentalillnessmi.org/

Mental Health First Aid (Maryland)
http://www.mhamd.org/mhfa/

Morley Safer reports on ADD- a disorder that affects 8 million adults

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/03/60minutes/main658996.shtml

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NOTE:  IF ANY OF THESE RESOURCE LISTINGS ARE INCORRECT OR HAVE CHANGED, PLEASE NOTIFY THE NAMI OFFICE: (734) 994-6611. 

 

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