CLASSES TO GIVE TIPS TO FAMILIES OF MENTALLY ILL LANCASTER, PALMDALE SITES SET FOR FREE COURSE; SIGN-UPS NEEDED.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE -- The Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness the National Alliance on Mental Illness (aka NAMI), founded in 1979 as the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, is a nation-wide American advocacy group, representing families and people affected by serious Mental disorders as a non-profit grass roots organization. is offering a course to provide help and support to those with mentally ill family members. The weekly classes are held from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at two locations: in Palmdale, starting Sept. 7, at the Larry Chimbole Cultural Center, 38350 Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling ; and in Lancaster, beginning Sept. 12, at the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Community and Senior Center, 777 W. Jackman. The classes are intended to help parents, spouses, siblings and other caregivers understand and support individuals with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well-being. The course will provide information about various mental illnesses, and also provide coping skills A coping skill is a behavioral tool which may be used by individuals to offset or overcome adversity, disadvantage, or disability without correcting or eliminating the underlying condition. Virtually all living beings routinely utilize coping skills in daily life. for handling crises and relapses. Volunteers who have family members with mental illness teach the course. The classes are free, but advance registration is required. Classes are limited to 25 people. To register for the Palmdale sessions, call Cliff Payton at (661) 951-4606. To register for the Lancaster classes, call Bob and Denise Boehlert at (661) 951-1757. |
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