The National Alliance on Mental Illness recently honored five Stark County mental health educators, inducting them into its national Education and Support Programs Hall of Fame.
Richard Berube, was honored for his dedicated leadership in both teaching NAMI’s Family-to-Family education class and facilitating the organization’s open support group in Alliance.
Honored with Richard for teaching the Family-to-Family classes were:
Debbie Stieber McCreight
Sandra Spurgeon
Sandy Stamates
Rene Summerville
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The NAMI Education and Support Program’s Hall of Fame honors volunteers across the country who advance its mission of education, support and advocacy for those touched by mental illness. The family programs for which the Stark County volunteers were honored focus on helping family and friends of people diagnosed with a serious mental illness. The course, taught by family members who have had intensive training, describes treatments for mental illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more effectively.
NAMI Stark County offers a range of similar free classes and support groups, including Peer-To-Peer Classes for any person with a serious mental illness who is interested in establishing and maintaining wellness and Basics Classes for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental illnesses.
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI advocates for access to services, treatment, support and research and is steadfast in its commitment to raise awareness and build a community of hope for all of those in need. NAMI Stark County, an affiliate of the national organization, provides recovery-oriented programming for those living with mental illness and their families. For more information, visit www.namistarkcounty.org or contact the office at 330 455-6264 or namistark@namistarkcounty.org