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NAMI Metro General Education Meeting
Bruce Goldberg, LMSW, ACSW, CAADC, SAP President River’s Bend Substance Abuse & Mental Health
Date: 06/02/2026 ——- Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Oakland Community Health Network 9OCHN) Headquarters, 5505 Corporate Dr. #2614, Troy
Join NAMI Metro for our upcoming General Education Meeting featuring “Presentation examines the relationship between high-potency marijuana (THC) and increased risks of suicide and mental health disorders“
All are welcome! Free admission.
- Learn about high-potency marijuana (THC) and its increased risks
- Connect with others in the community
- Resources and support information available
Questions? Contact NAMI Metro at (248) 348-7197 or leonj@namimetro.org
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Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program:
The Prechter Program is seeking individuals to participate in bipolar disorder research studies. Visit Bipolar Research website below to learn more. Reach out to a member of our research team to see if you are eligible to participate in our studies.
prechterprogram.org – Contact the Prechter Program at: 877-864-3637 or bpresearch@umich.edu
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Psychosis REACH, Recovery by Enabling Adult Caregivers at Home. If you are caring for someone with Psychosis you should join this FREE virtual training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Copy and paste below in your url to get registration form. https://redcap.iths.org/surveys/?s=KYX4H8YMFADHJ9AM for this very informative training and information.
Event Description:
Psychosis REACH (Recovery by Enabling Adult Carers at Home) is a training for relatives and close friends of individuals with psychotic disorders that aims to provide concrete skills to improve the quality of interactions between family members. The training supports larger efforts to make Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-an evidence-based treatment for psychosis-more widely available worldwide.
As part of this training you will learn:
- Key caring principles
- Normalizing and making sense of psychosis
- Communication practices
- Relapse prevention strategies
- Working with medication
- Evidence-based coping strategies
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3rd Tuesday Virtual Family Support Group –This family support group is for family and friends of a loved one with a mental health condition. It is NOT a group for those with a mental health condition – check out our two Peer Connection Support Groups listed below. This is a Virtual Online Meeting that meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. You must register, please do so by sending an email with your name and phone number to NancyK@namimetro.org and she will email you the required invitation for you to connect to this ZOOM family support group meeting. Contact: (248) 266-1463
Dearborn Family Support Group: 2nd Wednesday each month at 6:30 p.m. Meeting in person at: First Presbyterian Church, 600 Brady St., Dearborn 48124. Contact: Shirley (313) 292-3324 No Meeting in December
Downtown Detroit Family Support Group – Group meets 2nd Saturday of every month 12:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart Activities Building, 3451 Rivard St. Detroit, 48207 Contact: Claire (313) 980-0675 NOTE: NO MEETING IN December 2025 and JANUARY 2026
2nd Wednesday Virtual Family Support Group – Zoom support group meeting 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. You must register so please register by emailing your name and phone number to daves@namimetro.org and he will email you the required invitation for you to connect to this meeting.
2nd Tuesday Virtual Family Support Group – Zoom support group meeting 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. You must register so please register by emailing your name and phone number to leonj@namimetro.org and he will email you the required invitation for you to connect to this meeting.
Rochester Family Support Group – Support group meets the 1st Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Henry Ford Hospital (old Crittenton), 1101 W. University Drive, Rochester, MI 48309 Room 2E Contact: Fred at fredm@namimetro.org “NO MEETING JANUARY, 2025 DUE TO HOLIDAY ON 1ST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH”
Wyandotte Family Support Group – Support group meets the 3rd Wednesday every month 10:00 a.m. Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Re-hab Bldg, – 5th Floor first room on left – 2333 Biddle Ave. Wyandotte, MI 48192 – Contact: Shirley (313) 292-3324
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