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"Classes help family members and consumers understand more about the major mental illnesses, learn about the stages of chronic sorrow for family members and persons with mental illnesses, and acquire new coping skills to help move forward toward recovery."
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), a nationally recognized family support and advocacy organization is the parent agency for associated nonprofit state NAMI organizations such as NAMI Nebraska. The organization's mission is to provide education, advocacy, and mutual support to empower Nebraskans whose lives have been touched by mental illness. The statewide organization operates in partnership with fifteen local affiliates that offer monthly meetings, support groups, and a caring presence to consumers with mental illness and their families.