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National Alliance on Mental Illness support available in Yellow Springs
- Published: January 9, 2026
The area National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, hosts a local Connection Recovery Support Group, for those living with a mental health condition, the second Monday of each month, 6:30–8 p.m. The next meeting is Jan. 12.
A Yellow Spring-based Family Support Group, for those who love someone with a mental health condition meets the second Thursday of the month, 6–7:30 p.m. The next meeting is in February.
Both groups meet in Rooms A&B at the John Bryan Community Center. Email info@namicgm.org, or call 937-322-5600, for more information.
Support groups also meet during the day Wednesdays at the Vernon Center in Springfield. This drop-in center at 222 East St. offers a variety of services and activities Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Transportation to the Vernon Center is available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to Yellow Springs residents who live with a mental illness. Call 937-505-9435 between 8:30–9:30 a.m. to be picked up.
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Thank you for posting this YS News. NAMI has chapters across the USA and in every state. Check out http://www.nami.org , the national website, to find one near you. NAMI also offers free educational classes about mental health, and many more programs and events throughout the year. NAMI is the largest grass roots mental health organization in the US, started by two Wisconsin mothers in 1979 who both had grown children with mental illness. Both were deeply frustrated by the lack of mental health services that would help their children lead better lives.
Their meeting led to larger gatherings of parents around the country who shared more heartbreaking stories of non-existent services, their frustration with the medical community and government policies that left families faced with serious mental illness in a lurch. These pioneers resolved that they could–would–no longer stand by passively as they and their loved ones were quietly and systematically robbed of help and hope for better lives.
Locally, we have NAMI chapters in the Dayton area (www.nami-mc.org), Greater Cincinnati (www.namiswoh.org) and Clark, Greene and Madison counties (www.namicgm.oeg). There are several help hotlines offered and a new one is the NAMI Family Caregiver HelpLine. If you are a caregiver who needs help, or know someone who does, call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264- select option 4), text “FAMILY” to 62640 or email HelpLine@nami.org. The Family Caregiver HelpLine is available M-F, 10am-10pm ET.
The national NAMI website is http://www.nami.org offers a wealth of free information and resources. One of our principles of support is that we will never give up hope! Please know that you are not alone and NAMI is there for you.