News from NAMI Butler County

Please join us for the next NAMI meeting to hear local speakers, get answers to questions, share stories and find support. The featured presentation begins at 7:00 p.m.

July's Featured Topic: Guardianship

Speaker Dave McClain, Volunteer Guardian for the LifeSpan, Inc. Guardianship and Representative Payee Program will discuss when guardianship is appropriate, how it is attained, and when a Representative Payee is needed. For additional information concerning LifeSpan's Guardianship and Representative Payee Programs, please visit www.namibuter.net.

NAMI Book Club

Tuesday, July 28th at 7:00 p.m.

NAMI is starting a Book Club - for fun and information! Join us for our monthly meeting every fourth Tuesday at the NAMI office located on 5963 Boymel Drive in Fairfield.

This month's book is An Unquiet Mind by
Kay Redfield Jamison.

Book Review from About.com:
"Everyone who experiences mania and depression will benefit from reading this book. Every doctor, judge, police officer and criminal or family attorney should be required to read it. And every family member and friend of someone diagnosed with manic depression, especially bipolar I and II distorders, or of someone exhibiting the symptoms, will gain from reading Kay Redfield Jamison's courageous autobiography...click here for more information."

NAMI F2F Support Group

Thursday, August 6th at 7:00 p.m.

NAMI Butler County has recently started a support group for graduates of our Family to Family signature program. The purpose of this group is to offer continuing support to anyone who has graduated from the program. We meet and talk about what is going on in our lives right now, share information and coping techniques, and in general provide each other with support that enriches our lives.

Join us on the first Thursday of every month and find out for yourself how rewarding it can be to laugh, cry and share. Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. at the NAMI office located at 5963 Boymel Drive in Fairfield.