National Alliance on Mental Illness Family-to-Family is a free eight-session education program for family, friends and significant others of adults with mental health conditions.

The program provides information about anxiety, depressive disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other mental health conditions. Other topics covered include communication, problem-solving, treatment and recovery.

The course is designed to increase understanding and advocacy skills while helping participants maintain their own well-being. The program is taught by trained family members who have a loved one with a mental health condition.

NAMI Family-to-Family is an evidence-based program. For information on the research base for the program, visit nami.org/research.

Locally, the program will be offered by NAMI South Central Indiana from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays from Jan. 8 to Feb. 26 in the Xenia Miller Conference Room at The Commons, 300 Washington St., Columbus. For information and to register, call or text 812-390-9023 or 812-376-9364.

NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

NAMI South Central Indiana and dedicated volunteer members and leaders work to raise awareness and provide essential education, advocacy and support group programs for people in the area with mental health conditions and their loved ones.