Our Programs

Family/Caregiver Support Group

NAMI Cayuga County holds a biweekly support group on the 1st and 3rdTuesday of each month from 6:00-7:30 in the third-floor assembly room at Auburn Community Hospital. Currently, meetings are held via Zoom. For more info contact [email protected]

Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The training helps identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

NAMI Basics

NAMI Basics is a class for parents, guardians, and other family caregivers who provide care for youth (age 22 or younger) who are experiencing mental health symptoms.

NAMI Family-to-Family

NAMI Family-to-Family is a class for families, significant others, and friends of people with mental health conditions. Designated as an evidence-based program by SAMHSA, it facilitates a better understanding of mental health conditions, increases coping skills, and empowers participants to become advocates for their family members. (Not currently operating)

NAMI In Our Own Voice

NAMI In Our Own Voice presentations changes attitudes, assumptions, and ideas about people with mental health conditions. These free, 40-, 60- or 90-minute presentations provide a personal perspective of mental health conditions, as leaders with lived experience talk openly about what it's like to have a mental health condition. (Not currently operating)

Nothing to Hide

Nothing to Hide is a museum-quality portrait exhibit. These compelling photographic accounts demonstrate strength, courage, integrity, and accomplishment in the face of adversity and stigma — giving people living with mental illness and their families an opportunity to come out of the shadows and into the public eye.