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Family to Family: Education and Support

NAMI Basics: Workshop for Caregivers

Principles of Support

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The Principles of Support

• We will see the individual first, not the illness.
  
  
• We recognize that mental illnesses are brain disorders.
  
  
• We aim for better coping skills.
  
  
• We find strength in sharing experiences.
  
  
• We reject stigma in ourselves and others.
  
  
• We won't judge anyone's pain as less than our own.
  
  
• We forgive ourselves and reject guilt.
  
  
• We embrace humor as healthy.
  
  
• We accept that we cannot resolve all problems.
  
  
• We expect a better future in a realistic way.
  
  
• We will never give up hope!