Download a one-page list of classes and support groups (updated 12/09)

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.

• NAMI Connection peer support group
  Tuesdays 7-8:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 545 W. 10th Ave, Room 203, Broomfield.
  Email mbgwells@aol.com or savarstevie@aim.com

• Parents of Young Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Concerns
  Meets monthly at a local restaurant in Louisville. Contact Harriet Austin at 303-284-9863 or austinhb@hotmail.com for dates and locations.
  Link: http://www.invisiblechild.org

• Nondenominational Spiritual Support Group (for consumers and family members)
  2nd and 4th Monday, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the FAITH Center of the First Congregational Church, 1128 Pine St., Boulder.
  Email revalan2004@comcast.net or call 720-304-6918.

• First Presbyterian Mental Illness Support Group (for family members and friends)
  Meets on the third Sunday of every month in the Counseling Conference Room at First Presbyterian Church of Boulder, 1820 15th Street. We strive to be a welcoming and safe haven, a confidential environment, where we can listen, encourage and support other families in similar situations. More importantly, we hope this will be a time for spiritual guidance, hope and comfort.
  If you have any questions, please call Shirley Berg at 303.442.1925.

• 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

• Defeat Depression
  An online group at www.meetup.com/DefeatDepression
  Meet people suffering from depression and join them in fellowship in outdoor activities, meditation, and developing a healthy lifestyle. Share, grow and thrive together.

• Supporting Together
  Support and educate those with depression or biplar disorder and their friends and family. The group has a professional advisor. Listening, sharing and learning helps to find more ways to confront issues and empower yourself while coping with challenges.
  Every Thursday, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Longmont United Hospital, 1950 Mountain View Ave, Longmont, Gauguin Room.
  Diane and Candy Dworkin-Wagner 303 682-2911. supportingtogether@hotmail.com

• Longspeak Bipolar Support Group
  Depression and bipolar support group. Focussing on understanding, kindness and coping skills with getting better as the goal.
  Every Friday 3:00-5:00 p.m. Call for location as it changes. Laurie Woodman 303 772-3559. longspeakbipolarsupport@q.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

• Dual-Recovery Anonymous
  A 12-step, self-help fellowship organization for people with a dual diagnosis of addiction or alcoholism with an emotional or psychiatric illness. Every Monday, 2:30 p.m., First Lutheran Church, 3rd and Terry, east door, Longmont.
  Contact Shochet Mischo, 303-245-4449

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

• CareTogether Support Group
  Support group for spouses and partners of people with bipolar disorder and depression. Second and fourth Mondays, 7:45-9:00 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 January 2010