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.

Fort Wayne

    • NAMI Family Support, Every Tuesday @ 7:30pm
    • NAMI Family Support, Every Thursday @ 7:30pm
    • NAMI Connection, Every Monday @ 6:30pm
    • 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

Lafayette

    • NAMI Family Support available
    • NAMI Connection, Every Tuesday
    • NAMI Connection, Every Thursday

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

Terre Haute


In-Person Support Groups

All In-Person Support Groups are Temporarily on Hold Due to COVID19

Printable Schedule

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:

  1. Meets Thursdays, 6 - 7:30 p.m. , NAMI WCI, 913 Columbia St., Lafayette, IN
  2. Meets Tuesday, 10 - 11:30 a.m. , NAMI WCI, 913 Columbia St., Lafayette, IN
  3. Meets Tuesdays, 2 -3:00 p.m., Valley Oaks Club House, 3415 Union St., Lafayette, IN
  4. Meets Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., Purdue University Campus, West Lafayette, IN (contact namipurdue@gmail.com for that weeks location)
  5. Meets Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., Monticello-Union Township Public Library, 321 Broadway St., Monticello, IN 47960
  6. Meets Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Tippecanoe County Community Corrections, 2800 N. 9th St., Lafayette, IN 47904
  7. 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