Family Support Groups
NAMI Greater Houston offers on-going support groups for family members of those diagnosed with mental health conditions. By sharing your experiences in a safe and confidential setting, you gain hope and develop supportive relationships. No registration is required.
This free, 90-minute group allows your voice to be heard and provides an opportunity for your personal needs to be met. It encourages empathy, productive discussion and a sense of community. You’ll benefit from other’s experiences, discover your inner strength and learn how to identify local resources and how to use them.
NAMI Family Support Group will help you:
- See the individual first, not the illness
- Recognize that mental illnesses are medical illnesses that may have environmental triggers
- Understand that mental illnesses are traumatic events
- Aim for better coping skills
- Find strength in sharing experiences
- Reject stigma and not tolerate discrimination
- Not judge anyone’s pain
- Forgive ourselves and reject guilt
- Embrace humor as healthy
- Accept that we cannot solve every problem
- Work for a better future in a realistic way
To learn more about our Family Support Groups, call us at (713) 970-4419, Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-4:00 pm (CST), or via email at namigh@namigreaterhouston.org
Family Support Group Locations
Katy
1st and 3rd Sunday, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, 20775 Kingsland Blvd., Ste. 201, Katy, Tx 77450
Contact: Pat or Leon Aldefer (713) 467-3764
West
2nd and 4th Sunday, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Pines Presbyterian Church, 12751 Kimberley, Room C-3, Houston, Tx 77024
Contact: Vi Napolitano (281) 893-2493
Memorial
2nd and 4th Wednesday, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Memorial Drive United Methodist Church, 12955 Memorial Drive, Rm C 200, Houston, TX 77079
Contact: Danita Brown (281) 885-4541
Tomball
1st and 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Tomball Community Center, 221 Market St., Tomball, Tx 77375
Contact: Lana Hand (281) 376-5368 or Benny Malone (713) 870-7899
Fort Bend County
2nd and 4th Thursday, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
United Way of Fort Bend, 12300 Parc Crest Dr., Rm. B, Stafford, Tx 77477
Contact person: Pat Sumner (281) 384-3156
Museum District
2nd and 4th Tuesday, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm (no meetings in July)
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Room J-203 (next door to the Connections support group)
5501 S. Main, Houston, Texas 77004
Contact: Peggy Turpin (713) 422-3944 and Michael Jackson
Medical Center
1st Thursdays of the month, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (Starting in October 2019)
1400 Hermann Drive (Condos), Houston, Texas 77004
Contact: Susan Raffle
Downtown
Every Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
St. John’s Downtown, 2019 Crawford, Houston, Tx 77002
Contact: Kimberlynn Luke and Erika Crowder (713) 659-3237
Bay Area
1st and 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Bay Area Unitarians Universalist Church
17503 El Camino Real, Houston, Texas 77058
Contact: Don Rhorer (281) 488-5046 or email, drhorer99@earthlink.net
Montgomery County – The Woodlands
2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, 3901 S. Panther Creek Dr., Atrium Room 215, The Woodlands, Tx 77381
Contact: Leslie Buck (281) 615-9871 or Brenda Lavar (936) 522-4200
Humble
2nd and 4th Thursdays, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
1st United Methodist Church of Humble, 800 E. Main, Room 204, Humble 77338
Contact: LaTosha Davis, (832) 657-2118
Third Ward
1st and 4th Sundays, 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
SHAPE Community Center, 3815 Live Oak, Houston, TX 77004
Contact: Jan West (713) 210-9336
Spanish Family Groups
South Houston
1st Thursdays, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Grace Community Church, 14505 Gulf Fwy, Houston, Tx 77034
Contact: Sergio Aguirre (832) 265-8402
Southwest Houston
4th Fridays, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
The Harris Center, 9401 Southwest Fwy, Room 104, Houston, Tx 77074
Contact: Sergio Aguirre (832) 265-8402
Fort Bend County
3rd Tuesday, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
United Way of Fort Bend, 12300 Parc Crest Dr., Rm. B, Stafford, Tx 77477
Contact person: Bertha Martin (713) 550-4128
Montgomery County – The Woodlands
2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, 3901 S. Panther Creek Dr., The Woodlands, Tx 77381
Contact: Ivette Sardina (832) 704-6804
Chinese (Mandarin) Family Groups
Fort Bend County
Last Sunday of the month, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Contact number below for location.
Contact: Melody Lin (832) 273-3117
To learn more about our Family Support Groups, call us at (713) 970-4419, Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-4:00 pm (CST), or via email at namigh@namigreaterhouston.org