NAMI Chicago Trainings
Workplace Wellness
NAMI Chicago offers development opportunities for organizations interested in increasing their knowledge of mental health and building skills to better support wellness in the workplace. We customize each training to the organization’s interest and needs. Here are some of the two hour trainings we provide:
Fundamentals of Workplace Wellness
Conflict Resolution
Crisis Intervention and De-Escalation
Resilience Building
Supporting Others in Difficult Moments
Community Education
NAMI Chicago provides mental health education to community organizations, aiming to enhance their comprehension of mental health issues within the community, develop strategies for maintaining their own mental well-being, and equip organizations with tools to establish a foundation that promotes community wellness. Here are some of the trainings we provide:
Bridges of Hope
Crisis Intervention and De-Escalation
Ending the Silence
Exposure to Trauma & Building Resilience
Mental Health Awareness
Crisis Intervention Team Training
NAMI Chicago engages in CIT training by providing police officers with education about mental health symptoms and conditions, and bringing in individuals with lived mental health experience to reduce stigma and give feedback through telling their personal stories and providing role-play training.
“I was most impressed with your attentiveness to participants and depth of knowledge about mental illness and ways congregations can respond. I feel we’ve had wonderful groundwork laid for future work on supporting those in our midst who struggle with mental illness.”
“I think that it’s okay to have a mental health condition because you can get help and find loving and caring people.”