Download a one-page list of classes and support groups (updated 3/9/09)

NAMI Support Groups

• Support group for family members and friends of people with mental illnesses
  1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Mental Health Center Serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties, 1333 Iris Ave., Boulder. We meet in the Norton Room. Call 720-839-4139 for more information.

• Parents of Young Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Concerns
  Sunday brunch meetings. Contact Harriet Austin at 303-284-9863 or austinhb@hotmail.com for dates and locations. Link: http://www.invisiblechild.org

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) Longmont
  Mondays, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
  Longmont United Hospital, Chagall/Rueben's Room, 1950 Mountain View
  Contact Marc Rope at 970-482-2605
  Email: twinpeaksdbsa@hotmail.com

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) Boulder
  Two peer-only meetings a month and one friends and family meeting per month.
  Contact Lauren at 303-641-6333 or email (preferred) boulderdbsa@gmail.com

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  Support group for people with OCD, their family and friends. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 7:00- 9:00 p.m. Mental Health Center, Norton Room, 1333 Iris Avenue, Boulder. Contact Brent (303-422-9704) or Ilene (303-938-1360).

• OCD Anonymous
  For information, email ocdcolorado@hotmail.com.

• Social Phobia Anonymous/Social Anxiety Anonymous
  For information, email healsocialanxiety@hotmail.com. Visit the group's Web site at www.healsocialanxiety.com

• Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Support Groups
  (people with other mental illness diagnoses also welcome) Call Patrick, 303-413-6233, for details.
  1. Tuesdays, 7:00-8:00 p.m. sharp, Mental Health Center, 1333 Iris Ave, Norton Room, entrance on southeast.
  2. Wednesdays, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Maslin House. 1036 University Ave., Boulder

• CareTogether Support Group
  Support group for spouses and partners of people with bipolar disorder and depression. Second and fourth Mondays, 7:00- 8:30 p.m. Lafayette library, upstairs. For details call 303-507-8533) or email caretogether@gmail.com

• Suicide Survivors Support Group
  Free support group for family and friends of someone who has died from suicide. Longmont United Hospital, 1st and 3rd Wednesday evenings.
  Contact sherri@mctherapy.com, (303) 532-7904

Many of these support groups/classes/ resources are sponsored by groups other than NAMI Boulder County. Please use your own best judgement as to whether they are suitable for you.

Information updated March 2009