Find a Support Group
All NAMI support groups are offered at no cost.
Participants must be at least 18 yrs. of age. No referral is necessary.
If you would like to bring a support group near you, contact info@namiindiana.org for details.
NAMI Indiana affiliates provide two types of support groups:
NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for any adult who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. You will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others, and the groups are led by trained leaders who've been there.
NAMI Family Support Group is a peer-led support group for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. Gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar experiences.
Virtual Support Groups
Evansville
NAMI Family Support, Every 2nd Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
NAMI Family Support, Every 4th Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
NAMI Connection, Every 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
NAMI Connection, Every 4th Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Register at: namievansville@gmail.com or 812-423-4333
Fort Wayne
NAMI Family Support, Every Tuesday @ 7:00pm
NAMI Connection, Every Wednesday @ 6:30pm
Register by calling 260-447-8990 - leave your name, number, and email address
Indianapolis
NAMI Family Support, Second Friday @ 7pm
NAMI Connection, Every Tuesday @ 7pm
Register at: www.namiindy.org
Lafayette
NAMI Family Support available
NAMI Connection, Every Tuesday
NAMI Connection, Every Thursday
Register at: www.nami-wci.org
Lawrenceburg
NAMI Family Support, 1st Wednesday @ 6:30p
Register at: kathbb@comcast.net or 812-557-9297 with full name, email, physical address, phone number and emergency phone number
Madison, IN
NAMI Family Support available
Register at: namisein@gmail.com
Terre Haute
NAMI Family Support available
Register with: Sue Wynne at suewynne@gmail.com
In-Person Support Groups
All In-Person Support Groups are Temporarily on Hold Due to COVID19
Choose a city to find a support group near you
Anderson
NAMI Madison County
NAMI Connection: for adults living with a mental illness
Meets 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 1 - 2:00 p.m.
Anderson Public Library, 3rd Floor Carnegie Room, 111 E. 12th St.
Contact: Karen Barnard 606-362-5744
NAMI Family Support
Meets 2nd Thursday, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Community Hospital Education Center, 1923 N. Madison Ave., Anderson, IN 46011
Contact: Pamela Parris 765-621-7461, namimcpparris@gmail.com
Bloomington
NAMI Greater Bloomington
NAMI Family Support
Meets 1st and 3rd Monday, 5:45 to 7:00 p.m.
Centerstone, 645 S. Rogers St., Room 1092
Contact: 812-369-3119, info@namibloomington.org
Columbus
NAMI South Central
NAMI Family Support
Meets 1st Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
First Christian Church, 531 5th St., Columbus IN
Contact: Annette Kleinhenz, 812-344-1588, akkleinhenz@yahoo.com
Elkhart
NAMI Elkhart
NAMI Family Support
2nd Monday of each month, 7 p.m.
Oaklawn, Goshen Campus 330 Lakeview Dr, Goshen IN. We meet in the Hickory Room.
Enter at the main doors and the receptionist will point you in the right direction
Contact: Lorie Copeland, 574-215-1146
Evansville
NAMI Evansville
NAMI Family Support
Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
Southwestern Behavioral Center, 410 Mulberry St.
Contact: Larry Back, lgback@twc.com or 812-897-1694 (for entry after 6:30 please call)
NAMI Connection: for adults living with mental illness
Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s Campus, Rehab Bldg, 3rd Flr, Kempf Bipolar Wellness Ctr., 3700 Washington Ave.
Contact: Larry Back 812-897-1694 or lgback@twc.com
Fort Wayne
NAMI Fort Wayne
NAMI Family Support
Every Tuesday each month (except the 4th Tuesday of the month is education night) Family Support 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Carriage House, 3327 Lake Avenue
Contact: 260-447-8990 or office@namifortwayne.org for additional meetings and groups
NAMI Connection: for adults living with mental illness
Every Tuesday each month (except the 4th Tuesday of the month is education night) Connection 5:00 - 6:45 pm and 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Carriage House, 3327 Lake Avenue
Contact: 260-447-8990 or office@namifortwayne.org for additional meetings and groups
Huntington
NAMI Connection: for adults living with mental illness
1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 pm., Life Church, Cafe of Hope, 900 E. State St., Huntington, IN 46750. Contact Nora 260-804-2297
Indianapolis
NAMI Greater Indianapolis
**No Student Observers**NAMI Family Support
Eastside: Meets 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m., Forge Ahead Clubhouse (Gallahue East), 1640 N. Ritter
North: Meets 2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m., Pleasant View Lutheran Church, 801 W. 73rd St.
Northeast: Meets 2nd Friday, 7 pm., Old National Bank, 9901 Fall Creek Road, Indianapolis, IN 46256
Southside: Meets 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7 p.m., Adult and Child Mental Health Center, 8320 Madison Ave.
Westside: Meets 2nd & 4th Monday & 7 pm in the Community Room at Hendricks County Hospital, 5492 Ronald Reagan Pkwy, Brownsburg.
Hamilton County East: Meets 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., Geist Christian Church, 126th & Promise Road, Fishers, IN
Downtown: Meets 2nd Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Holy Angels Catholic School, 2822 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. St., Indianapolis
Zionsville: Meets last Thursday of the month, 6:30 p.m., Zionsville United Methodist Church, 9644 Whitestown Road, Zionsville, IN 46077. Due to holidays, the Zionsville group will not be meeting the last Thursdays of October, November or December 2019. The group will meet instead on October 24, November 21, and December 19, 2019.
Contact: NAMI Greater Indianapolis at support@namiindy.org or call 317-257-7517
NAMI Connection: for adults living with mental illness
Southside: Meets every Thursday, 6 p.m., Community Church of Greenwood, 1477 W. Main St., Greenwood, IN - Entrance #5
Westside: Meets 1st & 3rd Monday, 7 p.m., in the Community Room at Hendricks County Hospital, 5492 Ronal Reagan Pkwy, Brownsburg.
Northside: Meets every Tuesday, 7 p.m., Pleasant View Lutheran Church, 801 W. 73rd St., Indianapolis
Downtown: Meets every Monday, 6 p.m., Adult & Child, 603 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204, Room #5 (LGBTQ focus)
Contact: NAMI Greater Indianapolis info@namiindy.org or 317-257-7517
Schedule of individual groups subject to change.
Jasper
Family Support Group
Meets on the 3rd Thursday, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Memorial Hospital, 800 W. 9th Street (Mary Potter Room or Pavilion Room or ask at the front desk), Jasper IN (enter at the main lobby entrance)
Contact Ann at namiduboiscounty@gmail.com or 812-634-0343
Meets on the 1st Friday, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
Memorial Hospital, 800 W. 9th Street (1st floor conference room)
Contact Ann at namiduboiscounty@gmail.com or 812-634-0343
Lafayette
NAMI West Central
NAMI Family Support
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
NAMI WCI, 913 Columbia St.
Contact: Joy Mabbitt,(765) 423-6939 or info@nami-wci.org
NAMI Connection: for adults living with mental illness
Seven groups are meeting regularly:
Meets Thursdays, 6 - 7:30 p.m. , NAMI WCI, 913 Columbia St., Lafayette, IN
Meets Tuesday, 10 - 11:30 a.m. , NAMI WCI, 913 Columbia St., Lafayette, IN
Meets Tuesdays, 2 -3:00 p.m., Valley Oaks Club House, 3415 Union St., Lafayette, IN
Meets Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., Purdue University Campus, West Lafayette, IN (contact namipurdue@gmail.com for that weeks location)
Meets Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., Monticello-Union Township Public Library, 321 Broadway St., Monticello, IN 47960
Meets Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Tippecanoe County Community Corrections, 2800 N. 9th St., Lafayette, IN 47904
Meets Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m., LTHC Homeless Services, Engagement Center, Large Conference Room, 815 N. 12th St., Lafayette, IN 47904 (Beginning March 17, 2020)
Contact: Joy Mabbitt,(765) 423-6939 or info@nami-wci.org
La Porte
NAMI Family Support
Meets every Tuesday 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Swanson Center Older Adults Activity Center, 1230 W State Rd 2, La Porte, IN 46350
Contact: Billie Pappas 219-324-9989 or lpcountynami@frontier.com
Lawrenceburg
NAMI Southeast Indiana
NAMI Family Support
Meets 1st Wednesday of every month 6:30 -8:00 pm
Lawrenceburg Community Center, 423 Walnut St.
Contact: Kathy Barnum 812-577-9297 or kathbb@comcast.net
(Call for meeting time and additional information)
Madison
NAMI Family Support
Meets 2nd Thursday 6:00 - 7:30 pm
The Clearinghouse, 100 E. 2nd Street, Madison, IN 47250
Marion
NAMI Grant/Blackford Counties, IN
NAMI Family Support
1st Thursday 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Unity Christian Church, 140 North Pennsylvania St., Marion IN
NAMI Connection: for adults living with mental illness
1st Thursday 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Unity Christian Church, 140 North Pennsylvania St., Marion IN,
Contact: Sharon Vodraska, 765-669-3699 vsharann@yahoo.com, or Diana Branham, dianab@cornerstone.org
Merrillville
NAMI Family Support
Meets 2nd Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Regional Mental Health Center, 8555 Taft St., Merrillville, IN 46410
NAMI Connection: for adults living with mental illness
Meets 2nd Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Regional Mental Health Center, 8555 Taft St., Merrillville, IN 46410
Muncie
NAMI Delaware County
NAMI Family Support
Meets 1st Monday, at 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
College Avenue Methodist Church, 1968 W. Main St., Muncie, IN 47303
Please park in the Main Street parking lot, then enter by the South entrance of the building.
Contact: Mary Bedel, mbedel@comcast.net or 765-702-3405
NAMI Connection: for adults living with mental illness
Meets 1st Monday, at 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
College Avenue Methodist Church, 1968 W. Main St., Muncie, IN 47303
Please park in the Main Street parking lot, then enter by the South entrance of the building.
Contact: Mary Bedel, mbedel@comcast.net or 765-702-3405
Seymour
NAMI South Central
NAMI Family Support
Meets 3rd Wednesday, at 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Jackkson County Library, 303 W. 2nd St., Seymour, IN 47274, Small Half Room
Contact: Carol Oktavec carolokumc@gmail.com or Sonja Scott sonja.scott.76@gmail.com
NAMI Connection: for adults living with mental illness
Meets 1st and 3rd Saturday, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Seymour Harvest Church, 414 N. Chestnut St., Seymour, IN 47274
Contact: namip2pseymourindiana@gmail.com
South Bend
NAMI St. Joseph County
NAMI Family Support
Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
St. Vincent de Paul, 520 Crescent Avenue, South Bend
Contact: information@namisjc.org or (574) 259-3564
NAMI Connection: for adults living with mental illness
Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
St. Vincent de Paul, 520 Crescent Avenue, South Bend
Contact: information@namisjc.org or (574)259-3564
Terre Haute
NAMI Family Support and NAMI Connection Combined
Meets 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Memorial United Methodist Church, 2704 Poplar, Terre Haute IN
Contact: Sue Wynne at suewynne@gmail.com or by phone 812-201-3029.
Valparaiso
NAMI Family Support
Meets 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church, 103 Franklin St., Valparaiso, IN 46383
Contact: Pat Buckler at pat.buckler@gmail.com
NAMI Family Support
Meets 1st Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Student Center, 1604 East Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Contact: Vivian Szyndrowski at szyngin@icloud.com