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We have and will continue to modify our services to meet the increasing need for peer and family support.
In summary, our programs are as follows:

NAMI Signature Education Courses

Our Family-to-Family (F2F) will be startinglate this October.It continues via Zoom from 6:30 to 9:00pm. Pre-registration is required. Email us atfamily2family@namigainesville.orgor call 352-949-6925.

We also have aPeer-to-Peer (P2P)class starting September 1stfrom 7:00 to 9:00pm. This is an eight-week online course. If you would like more information or to register for this upcoming class, email peer2peer@namigainesville.org.

NAMI Support Groups:

Connection Support Groupmeets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.

Family Support Group meetings are occurring at the regularly scheduled times - 2nd and 4th Monday - virtually on Zoom.

For general information emailinfo@namigainesville.orgor call our administration line at (352) 949 - 6925

Going forward we will be posting periodic updates on Facebook with changes to our services and information about other community services for family members, caregivers, and peers – please follow us on Instagram & Facebook at NAMI Gainesvilleif you are not already doing so.

To solve the elusive medical mystery of why many adults have both high blood pressure and depression, University of Florida Health researchers took a long, in-depth look at one suspected culprit: gut bacteria.

The gut microbiome affects physiology and molecular events throughout the body, including parts of the brain that control blood pressure and depression, newly published findings show...

A recent article from the UF Health Online Newsroom related to these findings:

https://ufhealth.org/news/2021/ai-technique-reveals-dysfunctional-gut-microbiome-bacteria-s-role-depression-and-high

To read this study, published by NAMI Gainesville's own Bruce Stevens, Ph.D. and his colleagues at the UF click HERE

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