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MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS Number

1-800-499-7455


Local Base Service Units
215-785-9765
215-257-6551
215-345-5327

NAMI Bucks HELPINE:  1-866-399-NAMI (6264)

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NAMI Bucks HELPINE:  1-866-399-NAMI (6264)    

Fundraising Event May 15, 2008  Bucks County worries it won't have the resources to care for mentally ill patients once they leave Norristown State Hospital.

 

NAMI National Alliance on Mental Illness Pennsylvania, Bucks County Chapter is recognized county wide as a grassroots advocacy organization comprised of families, friends, professionals, and people with brain disorders (mental illness). We are dedicated to improving the lives of people who must cope with devastating brain disorders.    Founded in 1983 by a small group of family members, NAMI PA Bucks County continues to grow and network in our community.

Family members of persons with a serious brain disorder not only endure the initial shock of the illness, but then must face a challenging future learning to cope with the responsibility of caring for an ill relative.

The false information and stigma that surround brain disorders keeps many families from seeking the help, support, and information that they desperately need.

If you feel alone because of a serious mental illness in your family, NAMI can help.  Members of Bucks County NAMI have had similar experiences.    You will find reassuring support and understanding, as well as receive education about brain disorders, available treatments, and coping skills.

Contact NAMI PA Bucks County HELPLINE  by calling  1-866-399-NAMI (1-866-399-6264)

Our Programs Include:   

  • Support Groups for Family Members. To provide emotional support and insight into mental illness and coping skills for families and friends of persons with serious brain disorders. 
    Lower Bucks group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at St. Mary's Medical Center, Langhorne, PA from 7:30 p.m.. - 9:00 p.m. Call Jennifer 215.968.5475  map  
    Central Bucks group meets from 7 - 9 p.m. the 1st  and  3rd Mondays each month in Warminster at BC-CST office, Suite 106, 600 Louis Drive (off Street Rd./ Rte. 132) Warminster. Call 1-866-399-6264 for more info.  map

  • Family to Family Education Program:  This program is a free, 12-week comprehensive course for families of persons diagnosed with a serious mental illness. Support groups provide family members with an opportunity to participate in a structured, problem-solving environment providing emotional support and practical help for one another.

  • NAMI - CAN: Children's and adolescents' network  Young Family Support Group Meeting:
    4th Thursday of each month - 7 p.m.   600 Louis Drive, Suite 106, BC-CST office,  Warminster, PA.  
    map

  • PACT Program Using a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week, team approach, PACT delivers comprehensive community treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to consumers in their homes, at work and in community settings.  more on PACT

  • Peer to Peer  Peer-to-Peer is a unique, experiential learning program for people with any serious mental illness who are interested in establishing and maintaining their wellness and recovery. 

  • System Improvement: NAMI strives to improve governmental policies and programs affecting persons with a mental illness. We examine many issues including health insurance parity; managed care; licensing of various health care professionals; and the appropriate use of state mental health facilities in an age of downsizing.

  • General Meetings:    Professionals describe advances in treatments and medications and all issues affecting the well-being of families and the recovery of mentally ill individuals. All are welcome. 3rd Thursday of month at 7:30 p.m.   Check Events page for location.

contact NAMI PA Bucks County office by calling  215-442-5637

toll-free HELPLINE:  1-866-399-NAMI    (1-866-399-6264)


and for more information on local programs in our community, call above number or email  info@namibucks.org

 

If you have found this information helpful, won't you please consider supporting NAMI?
Your contribution will help us to continue helping millions of people living with mental illness.
Please make a tax-deductible donation to NAMI right now.
   

 

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