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NAMI Minnesota
800 Transfer Road, #31
Saint Paul, MN 55114

phone: 651-645-2948
toll free: 1-888-NAMI-HELPS
fax: 651-645-7379

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NAMI Connection Support Groups

"I was suicidal and I could not see any hope at all. I was where you are now. But there is hope for you, for every single one of you."

Brainerd
Meets Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., at Our Place, 606 Front St., Lori: 218-831-4248

Cambridge
Meets Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., at Cambridge Medical Center, Administrative Conference room, 701 S. Dellwood St., David: 763-691-1825

Crystal
Meets Mondays,12:30 p.m., at Northwest Community Support Program, 7000 57th Ave. N., #100, Calynn: 763-560-1394

Duluth
Call Sharyl: 218-879-4978

Eagan
Meets on the 1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th Mondays, 7:00 p.m., at Advent United Methodist Church, 3945 Lexington Ave. So., Cristina: 651-283-4821

Grand Rapids (two groups)
Meets Tuesdays (except 3rd Tues. of the month), 6:30 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, room 121, 2901 S. Hwy. 169, Al: 218-244-7142
Meets Fridays, 2:30 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, room 121, 2901 S. Hwy. 169, Al: 218-244-7142

Little Falls
Meets Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m., at Morrison County Drop-in Center, 120 E. Broadway, Karrie: 320-632-5622

Mankato
Meets Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., at Bethel Baptist Church, 1250 Monks Ave., Julie: 507-317-3595

Minneapolis North
Meets Mondays, 1:00 p.m., at Northside CSP, 1309 Girard Ave. N., Matthea: 651-645-2948 x108

Minneapolis South
Meets Thursdays, 2:00 p.m., at Spectrum Community Mental Health, 1825 Chicago Ave. S., Matthea: 651-645-2948 x108

Minneapolis Uptown
Meets Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m., at Vail Place, 1412 West 36th St., Tonda: 952-220-0725

New York Mills
Meets Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m., at New York Mills Library, 30 North Main St., Maureen: 218-385-3689

Pine River
Call Annett: 218-838-5221

Roseville
Meets on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., at Centennial Methodist Church, 1524 Co. Rd. C-2 West, Will: 651-578-3364

Winona
Meets Mondays at 7:00 p.m., at Timbers Restaurant (back dining room), 270 W. 3rd St., Richard: 507-454-5472

NAMI-CARE Support Groups

NAMI-CARE (Consumers Advocating Recovery through Empowerment) Support Groups are peer-based, mutual support groups for anyone facing the challenges of recovering from any serious mental illness. The support groups provide opportunities to learn and practice coping skills. Below is a list of NAMI-CARE support groups.

Golden Valley
Meets the 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., at Calvary Lutheran Church, 7520 Golden Valley Rd., Contact: 651-645-2948

Minneapolis
Meets the 1st and 3rd Friday, at 6:30 p.m., at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church, 50th & Knox Ave. S., Contact: 651-645-2948

Red Wing
Meets the 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 403 East Ave., Charlene: 651-388-3802

Rochester
Meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m., at NAMI SE Minnesota, 1700 Broadway Ave. N., Suite 104, contact: 507--287-1692

Zumbrota
Meets on 2nd Thurs. 6:30 at Lutheran Church, 560 West 3rd St. (use east entrance), Gayla: 507-824-2448

Open Door Support Groups

NAMI Open Door Anxiety and Panic Support Groups (a program of NAMI Minnesota)
This support program teaches effective strategies in anxiety management and promotes better understanding of anxiety disorders. Support groups are currently offered in St. Paul, St. Louis Park, and Mankato. Click here for more on the support groups and the meeting locations.

Other Support

OCD Support Group
The Twin Cities Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) support group meets the first and third Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. at the St. Louis Park Community Center, 6300 Walker Street, St. Louis Park, at the intersection of Highway 7 and Walker Street just west of highway 100. Come and meet others with OCD. Get referrals, resources and support. For further information contact Vince at 763-425-3506 or Burt at 612-722-1504.

Warmline Telephone Support
The Consumer Survivor Network of Minnesota offers warmline telephone support in many regions of the state including the Twin Cities, Marshall, Alexandria, St. Cloud and the Arrowhead area. For more information, click here.

Minneapolis Support Group for Borderline Personality Disorder
This support group is for people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and their friends and family members. Contact Tiffany at 612-354-2925
Also contact TARA - Treatment and Research Advancements, National Association for Personality Disorders.

ECT Support Group for Individuals and Families
If you have received ECT or are currently undergoing ECT treatment, you are invited to join with others and share your experiences. Family members are also welcome to attend. The group meets in St. Paul. Contact Mary Freitag, 651-646-1778, for information or click here.

NAMI-Southeastern MN Warmline Offers Telephone Support
NAMI-Southeastern Minnesota Warmline is a non-crisis peer-centered telephone support group for people with mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety disorders, bi-polar disorder, etc. The Warmline is open each Thursdays-Sundays from 4-8 p.m. The Warmline has been shown to reduce the number of hospitalizations for persons with mental illness. If interested in calling, please call 507-287-7161 or toll-free 1-888-334-7754. If you are a mental health consumer and interested in volunteering for Warmline, please call 507- 287-1692. Warmline doesn't charge for calls.

Weekly Postpartum Depression Support Groups are offered at no cost through Allina Hospitals & Clinics. Topics include common symptoms of Baby Blues, anxiety and postpartum depression, helpful self-care tips, mothering, new identities and new boundaries, grieving the loss of familiar routines, treatment options, etc. Call 612-863-4770 to register for the group or for more information. Please call before attending to help in planning.

The groups meet weekly in Minneapolis, on Tuesdays, from 1:30-3:00 p.m., at Abbott NW Mental Health Outpatient Clinic, 800 E. 28th St. Waise Center, Suite 600; and in West St. Paul, on Wednesdays, from 1:30-3:00 p.m., at Dakota County Northern Service Center, 1 Mendota Rd. W.

A support group also meets Wednesdays from 10-11:00 a.m. at the U of M Medical Center, Fairview Riverside. Call for intake before attending, 612-672-6999, or call Sara at 612-672-2142 for information. This is a therapy group for anxiety and depression during and after pregnancy.

Postpartum Support International (PSI) -- PSI Phone forums are available on Mondays for Dads and on Wednesdays for all callers. See flyer, here.