Parents Together Support Group

Parents Together Support Group

How to Join

  • To join any group via Zoom, click here: https://tinyurl.com/PSGZoomRegistration

  • For in-person participation when offered, go to First United Methodist Church of Brighton, 400 E. Grand River Ave., Brighton. Please park in the large lot behind the church and come in the lower level door nearest the kiddie playground. A NAMI sign will point the way. Once inside, go to your right to the end of the hall to room 125.

Upcoming Meetings

Thursday, October 23rd 7 PM Zoom Only

Thursday, November 6th 7 PM In Person and Zoom

Thursday, November 20th 7 PM Zoom Only

Thursday, December 4th 7 PM In Person and Zoom

Thursday, December 18th 7 PM Zoom Only

The Parents Together Support Group is a religiously unaffiliated support group and is run the same as a NAMI Family Support Group but is focused on supporting the parents and caregivers of adolescents aged 12-18 living with mental health challenges. Participating in a support group can help you gain insight from the challenges and successes of other families facing similar circumstances. This group meets twice a month on select Thursday evenings (see schedule below). Virtual attendance is available every session via Zoom. In person attendance is available once per month.

NAMI’s support groups are unique because they follow a structured model, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to be heard and to get what they need. The Parents Together Family Support Group is:

  • No cost to participants

  • Focused on adult parents and caregivers of adolescents aged 12-18 living with mental health challenges

  • Led by family members of adolescents living with mental health challenges

  • A group that endorses or recommends no specific medical therapy or medication

  • Confidential

What You’ll Gain

By sharing your experiences in a safe and confidential setting, you gain hope and develop supportive relationships. This group allows your voice to be heard, and provides an opportunity for your personal needs to be met. It encourages empathy, productive discussion, and a sense of community. You’ll benefit through other’s experiences, discover your inner strength, and learn now to identify local resources and how to use them.

The Parents Together Support Group will help you:

  • Identify help in your community

  • See the individual first, not the mental health condition

  • Recognize that mental health conditions are medical conditions that may have environmental triggers

  • Understand that mental health challenges can be and often are traumatic events

  • Aim for better coping skills

  • Find strength in sharing experiences

  • Reject stigma and not tolerate discrimination

  • Not judge anyone’s pain

  • Forgive ourselves and reject guilt

  • Embrace humor

  • Accept that we cannot solve every problem

  • Work for a better future in a realistic way

Resources for Parents

  • Please click this link for resources that can help you on your journey as you work to support a youth in your life with mental health challenges.

    For more information contact: namioflivingston@gmail.com.