FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS

                  [There is never a charge for attending a support group or for any other NAMI of Miami service.]


SOUTH DADE: English speaking group meets the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:30 P.M. at Jackson South Community Hospital (formerly Deering Hospital) 9333 S.W. 152nd Street. From SW 152 Street turn north into SW 94 Avenue. The support group meets on the first floor in the building across from the emergency entrance to the hospital.. The contact person is Judy Robinson 305-271-0188.


JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: This support group will not meet again until March of 2012. Call Mark or Mary Margaret Zimmer 305-271-0273 for additional information.

  

GEO Care/SFSH: NAMI support group meets the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10 am to noon in the Mental Health Resource Center in the Administration Building. The hospital is located at 800 E. Cypress Dr., Pembroke Pines, 33025.

 

  

                                                              CONSUMER SUPPORT GROUPS

                         

KENDALL: A support group for persons suffering from Depression/Manic Depression meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7:30 PM at Kendall Presbyterian Church, 8485 S.W. 112th Street, in the second trailer. Call Crystal 305-378-2532.

 

MIAMI VA MEDICAL CENTER: 1201 NW 16th Street. Support group meets the first Wednesday each month at 5:30 pm in the outpatient center on the main floor. Call Judy Robinson 305-271-0188. This group is open to all consumers. You do not need to be a VA patient to attend this group.

 

UM-JMH MEDICAL CENTER: Psychoeducational support group for consumers with serious mental illness. Professionally led, including psychiatrist participation. Meets Friday mornings from 10:00Am-11:30AM, room 3310 (3rd floor), Mental Health Building, 1695 NW 9th Avenue (Bob Hope Blvd).The facilitator is Dr. Harriet Lefley. For information, call 305-355-9118. Leave your message and phone number for return call.

 

 

 

 

 

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