All NAMI Courses

An Introduction to NAMI for New Leaders

Course description An Introduction to NAMI for New Leaders provides a foundation for all new leaders to understanding NAMI – who we are, what we do and how we are structured. Regardless of your title, this course will help better understand the significant role you play in the Alliance and the resources available to you […]
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Board of Directors Training

Course description The board of directors is the governing body of your NAMI organization. Those who sit on the board are responsible for directing and overseeing your organization’s activities. This course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of NAMI board of directors. The information and resources provided in this course will help board […]

En Nuestra Propia Voz

Descripción del Curso Las presentaciones de NAMI In Our Own Voice cambian actitudes, suposiciones e ideas sobre las personas con afecciones de salud mental. Estas presentaciones gratuitas de 40, 60 o 90 minutos proporcionan una perspectiva personal de las condiciones de salud mental, ya que los líderes con experiencia vivida hablan abiertamente sobre lo que […]

Ending the Silence – Lead Presenter Training – Families

Course description NAMI Ending the Silence is a presentation designed for middle and high school students, school staff, and parents or guardians of middle or high school aged youth. Audiences learn about the signs and symptoms of mental health conditions, how to recognize the early warning signs and the importance of acknowledging those warning signs.

Ending the Silence – Lead Presenter Training – Staff

Course description NAMI Ending the Silence is a presentation designed for middle and high school students, school staff, and parents or guardians of middle or high school aged youth. Audiences learn about the signs and symptoms of mental health conditions, how to recognize the early warning signs and the importance of acknowledging those warning signs.

Ending the Silence – Lead Presenter Training – Student

Course description NAMI Ending the Silence is a presentation designed for middle and high school students, school staff, and parents or guardians of middle or high school aged youth. Audiences learn about the signs and symptoms of mental health conditions, how to recognize the early warning signs and the importance of acknowledging those warning signs.

Ending the Silence – Presenter Training – Young Adult

Course description NAMI Ending the Silence is a presentation designed for middle and high school students, school staff, and parents or guardians of middle or high school aged youth. Audiences learn about the signs and symptoms of mental health conditions, how to recognize the early warning signs and the importance of acknowledging those warning signs.

Executive Director Onboarding

The Executive Director On-Boarding course, is a series of self-paced courses that will provide support to Executive Directors within the first week, first month, first 90 days, first half year, and first year in their new role at NAMI. The course is designed to supplement any onboarding plan provided by our organization. The goal of this course is […]

Family and Friends Program Leader Training

Course description NAMI Family & Friends is a 4-hour seminar that informs and supports people who have loved ones with a mental health condition. Participants learn about diagnoses, treatment, recovery, communication strategies, crisis preparation and NAMI resources. Seminar leaders have personal experience with mental health conditions in their families.

HelpLine Training

Course Description NAMI HelpLine Training lays a solid foundation for NAMI volunteers and staff. It was created by the NAMI National HelpLine and is used by its staff and volunteers. The training covers NAMI’s history and the programs we offer, education on mental health conditions and treatments, best practices for communicating and managing HelpLine connections, […]

In Our Own Voice

Course description NAMI In Our Own Voice presentations change attitudes, assumptions and ideas about people with mental health conditions. These free, 40-, 60- or 90-minute presentations provide a personal perspective of mental health conditions, as leaders with lived experience talk openly about what it’s like to have a mental health condition.

Provider Reorientation

Course description This refresher course is for individuals who have been trained as presenters for NAMI Provider. Many NSO/NA have presenters who were trained pre-covid and have not had the opportunity to utilize training in actual presentations either in person or virtually. Who’s this course for? This course is for currently trained and certified NAMI […]

Sharing Your Story with Law Enforcement

Course description The NAMI Sharing Your Story with Law Enforcement presentation program trains peers and families to share their stories during law enforcement trainings, such as Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training.

Sharing Your Story with Law Enforcement: Trainer

Welcome to the Trainer’s Prep for Sharing Your Story with Law Enforcement. To get ready to lead a coaching session, please review the online course. It is not necessary to fully complete each module by developing a presentation draft, however please carefully review each module and watch each video. The information in the course will […]

Telling Your Story for Family and Friends

NAMI Family & Friends is a 4-hour seminar that informs and supports people who have loved ones with a mental health condition. Participants learn about diagnoses, treatment, recovery, communication strategies, crisis preparation and NAMI resources. Seminar leaders have personal experience with mental health conditions in their families.

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Training of Trainers: Basics Modules

Welcome to Training of Trainers! These are program specific courses that will refresh you on skills needed for the program you are trying to become a State Trainer in. You must complete the first set of modules before you complete these. Please note that not all programs have program-specific modules. Email [email protected] if you have […]

Training of Trainers: Connection Modules

Welcome to Training of Trainers! These are program specific courses that will refresh you on skills needed for the program you are trying to become a State Trainer in. You must complete the first set of modules before you complete these. Please note that not all programs have program-specific modules. Email [email protected] if you have […]

Training of Trainers: Family Support Group Modules

Welcome to Training of Trainers! These are program specific courses that will refresh you on skills needed for the program you are trying to become a State Trainer in. You must complete the first set of modules before you complete these. Please note that not all programs have program-specific modules. Email [email protected] if you have […]

Training of Trainers: Family-to-Family Modules

Welcome to Training of Trainers! These are program specific courses that will refresh you on skills needed for the program you are trying to become a State Trainer in. You must complete the first set of modules before you complete these. Please note that not all programs have program-specific modules. Email [email protected] if you have […]

Training of Trainers: Homefront Modules

Welcome to Training of Trainers! These are program specific courses that will refresh you on skills needed for the program you are trying to become a State Trainer in. You must complete the first set of modules before you complete these. Please note that not all programs have program-specific modules. Email [email protected] if you have […]

Training of Trainers: IOOV Modules

Welcome to Training of Trainers Pre-training Modules! These program-specific courses will refresh you on skills needed for the program you are trying to become a State Trainer. You must complete the first set of modules before you complete these. Please note that not all programs have program-specific modules. Email [email protected] if you have any questions. […]

Training of Trainers: Peer-to-Peer Modules

Welcome to Training of Trainers! These are program specific courses that will refresh you on skills needed for the program you are trying to become a State Trainer in. You must complete the first set of modules before you complete these. Please note that not all programs have program-specific modules. Email [email protected] if you have […]

Training of Trainers: Provider

Welcome to Training of Trainers Pre-training Modules! These program-specific courses will refresh you on skills needed for the program you are trying to become a State Trainer. You must complete the first set of modules before you complete these. Please note that not all programs have program-specific modules. Email [email protected] if you have any questions. […]

TraumaInSight

Training Overview  TraumaInSight offers a comprehensive, asynchronous virtual training designed to enhance trauma awareness when working with youth. This free, publicly accessible training is ideal for anyone interested in understanding the principles of trauma-informed care for youth populations.  Learning Objectives of the Training  Who Should Enroll?  This training is tailored for youth-serving professionals and volunteers […]

Volunteer Recruitment and Management Course

Course Description The Volunteer Recruitment and Management course is a self-paced course that will provide information on the stages of recruiting volunteers and managing and enhancing engagement with existing volunteers. Additional supplemental resources are under the “Materials” tab above the course description. Who’s this course for? This course is for NAMI State Organizations and NAMI […]