Local Affiliates                                                
    Updated: 04/20/10
 

• Albany • NAMI Albany

Education Meeting: 4th Tuesday of each month from 6:30 - 8:00PM
  Phoebe Putney Northwest
  2336 Dawson Road , Albany, GA  31707
 
Contact: Alan White  at 229-883-3191
Address:

2213 Chapman Drive
Albany, GA 31707

E-mail: whitesalealb@prodigy.net

• Alpharetta • NAMI Northside Atlanta

Family Support Group: 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM
  Alpharetta United Methodist Church - Room 335
  69 North Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia
Contact: Susie Kyle at 770-432-4712
E-mail: sekyle8082@gmail.com
Web Site www.naminorthsideatlanta.com

• Athens • NAMI Athens-Clark County

Education Meeting: 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30 PM
  Central Presbyterian Church
  380 Alps Rd, Athens, GA  30605
 
Chairperson: Pearl McLean at 706-549-7321
E-mail: athensnami@yahoo.com
Contact: Rick Fyock at 706-783-5706

• Atlanta • NAMI Atlanta Support Group

Connection Support Group: 2nd Tuesday of each month at 1:30 PM
  Cafe 458
  460 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, GA  30335
 
Contacts: Brenda F. Stafford at 678-933-1647
  Carol McDowell at 678-914-3029


• Atlanta • NAMI Atlanta-Fulton County


Education Meeting:

2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM
  Martin Street Church of God
  148 Glenwood Avenue, Atlanta, GA  30312
 
Contact: Vicki Chappell Holloway at 404-936-2241
E-mail: vikkivitt@hotmail.com

 

  • Atlanta  •  NAMI Atlanta-Fulton County  


Connection Support Group:
Every Tuesday from 6:00 - 7:30PM
  Behavioral Health Center - First Floor
  265 Boulevard N.E., Atlanta, GA 30312 (near Atlanta Medical Center)
   
Contacts: Eric at 646-702-5765
   
Family Support Groups: Every Tuesday from 6:00 - 7:30PM
  Behavioral Health Center - First Floor
  265 Boulevard N.E., Atlanta, GA 30312 (near Atlanta Medical Center)
   
Contacts: Delora at 404-934-2873 or dquarter@bellsouth.net
Ruth at 973-668-1368 or sisbarnes@gmail.com
   

• Atlanta • NAMI Northside Atlanta

Consumer Support Groups: Every Tuesday from 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: Peachford Hospital - Library
  2151 Peachford Rd, Atlanta (Dunwoody), GA 30338
Contact: Janet Fishman at 404-229-0674 or janetfishman@usa.net
   
Consumer Support Groups: 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month at 4:00 PM  (Room 4305)
Location:
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
3434 Roswell Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305
   
Family Support Groups: 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month at 4:00 PM  (Room 4311)
Location: Peachtree Presbyterian Church
  3434 Roswell Rd, Atlanta, GA  30305
   
Family Support Group: 1st Tuesday of each month  at  7:30 PM
  Alpharetta United Methodist Church - Room 355
  69 North Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 
   
Family Support Group: 2nd Tuesday of each month  at  7:30 PM
  Peachtree Rd United Methodist Church
  3180 Peachtree Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
  Faciliatators:  Dave & Linda Lushbaugh
   
Family Support Group: 3rd Tuesday of each month  at  7:30 PM
  Dunwoody United Methodist Church - Room 254
  1548 Mt. Vernon Rd, Dunwoody, GA 
   
Education Meeting: 4th Monday from 7:30 - 9:00 PM / Refreshments at 7:00 PM
  Dunwoody United Methodist Church  - Room 258
  1548 Mt. Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, GA 
   
Contact: Susie Kyle at 770-432-4712
Email: sekyle8082@gmail.com
Website: www.naminorthsideatlanta.com

• Augusta • NAMI Augusta-Richmond County

Consumer Support Group: Every Tuesday from 6:00 - 7:30PM
  Friendship Community Center
  1720 Central Ave, Augusta, GA 
Contact: Myrel Dyson at 706-733-8838
Education Meeting: First Thursday of each month (except April) at 7:00PM
  Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church (corner of Johns Rd)
2261 Walton Way, Augusta GA
Phone: 706-733-8838
Mailing Address: NAMI Augusta Office
P.O. Box 3904
Augusta, GA  30914
Website: www.nami.org/sites/NAMIAugusta
E-mail: namiaugusta@gmail.com

• Austell • NAMI South Cobb

Meeting: 4th Thursday of each month (except December) at 7:00 PM
  Calvary Baptist Church
  4780 Flint Hill Road, Austell, GA
 
President: Kathy Breen at 770-943-5322
E-mail: rkbreen@comcast.net


• Austell • NAMI South Cobb  & NAMI Douglas

Connection Support Group:

1st and 3rd Wednesday at 1:30 PM
  The Circle
  6133 Love Street, Austell, GA 30168
 
Contacts: Calvin Brown at 770-947-8054
E-mail: wesley.hugh@yahoo.com
  Suzanne Tolleson at 770-805-0780

• Brantley • NAMI Brantley

Family  Support Group: Every Tuesday at 10:00 AM

  Sunny Brooks Market
  26710 Hwy 82, Waynesville, GA 31566
 
Business Meeting: Second Friday at noon 
  Art Center, Nahunta, GA
 
Contact: Leola at 912-778-6101 or email at leola@btconline.net

• Brunswick • NAMI Golden Isles-Glynn County

Consumer Support Group: Every Thursday at 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Location: SE Georgia Health System Hospital - Conference Room 3
  2415 Parkwood Drive, Brunswick, GA
   
Contacts: Frank Houseman at 912-399-0570
  frankhouseman@gmail.com
  Mason Parker at 912-571-5109
  merrymas82@gmail.com
   
Family Support Group: Every Thursday at 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Location: SE Georgia Health Systems Hospital - Conference Room 2
  2415 Parkwood Drive, Brunswick, GA
Contacts: Anna Henry at 912-230-0510 
  anna@goldenislestouring.com
  Carolyn Tinkham at 912-506-2963 
  carolyntink@comcast.net
Mailing Address: NAMI Golden Isles, 100 Tee Lane, Brunswick, GA  31525

• Carrollton • NAMI Carroll

Consumer Support  Meeting: 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 6:30 - 8:00 PM
  Carrollton Housing Authority
  512 Elder Circle, Carrollton, GA
Directions:

Enter across from SouthWire Driveway off Dixie Street.
Go to the large common room in the separate building.
   
Contact: Ralph Kessler at 770-214-1951
E-mail: kessler_RA@yahoo.com

• Columbus • NAMI Columbus-Muscogee

 
Family/Friend Support Group: Every Monday from 6:00 - 7:30PM

  CONTACT Administration Building
1520 22nd Street
Connection Recovery Support Group:
Every Monday from 6:00 - 7:30PM
                     (and)
Every Saturday from 1:00 - 2:30 PM 
  The Bradley Center
Multipurpose Room
  (Use back parking lot for easier access, entrance on 22nd Street)
Educational
Meeting:
Third Monday of each month at  6:00PM
  CONTACT Administration Building
  1520 22nd Street

Office: NAMI Columbus at 706-320-3755
E-mail: NAMICols@knology.net
Website: www.nami.org/sites/NAMIColumbusGA


 • Conyers • Rockdale Support Group    

Family Support Group: Every Wednesday from 7:30 - 9:00 PM
  Oasis of Hope
  1318 Olympic Court, SW - Suite C
  Conyers, GA 30012
   
Contact: Hilary Thompson-Pierre at 678-508-2523
E-mail: Hilarytp64@yahoo.com


• Cumming • NAMI Forsyth/Dawson/Lumpkin

Consumer Support Group:
Second Thursday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30PM

Family Support Group: Second Thursday of each month  from 7:00 - 8:30PM

Education Meeting: Last Thursday of each month at 7:00PM
Location: Forsyth County Family Center (Old Baptist N. Hospital)
  133 Samaritan Dr.
Child & Family Focus, Suites 301-303
Cumming, GA  30040
   
Contacts: Faye Taylor  at  770-781-8325
  fmtaylor@comcast.net
  Mari Forquer at 770-887-8748
  marimargaret1@yahoo.com
Web-site: www.namifdl.org

• Decatur • NAMI Dekalb

Consumer Support Groups:  Every Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 PM
  Shallowford Presbyterian Church - Third floor - Room 308
2375 Shallowford Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30345
Leader:  Eric Roberts
  1st, 3rd, and 5th Monday from 6:30 - 8:30pm
Agnes Scott College - Wellness Center
  141 E. College Ave, Hopkins Bldg
Decatur, GA 30030
  Leader:  Edi Guyton  at  emg2248@gmail.com
 
Family Support Group: 1st and 3rd Monday from 6:30 - 8:00 PM
  Sunrise Residential
920 Clairemont Avenue
Decatur, GA  30030
   
Education Meeting:

2nd Thursday of each month (except July & December) from 6:30 - 7:30 PM    
            (Snacks/drinks are provided at 6:15 PM)
  DeKalb Addiction Center - Second floor
455 Winn Way, Decatur, GA 
Contacts: NAMI DeKalb at 404-604-2350
  P.O. Box 98359, Atlanta, GA  30359


• Douglas • Coffee County Support Group  

Connection Support Group: Every Tuesday of each month from 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Whispering Pines Apartments - Activity Room
261 South Court St
Pearson, GA 31642
  (Across the street from the 1st convenience store when you get into town.)
   
Contacts: Colevonia Jackson at 912-422-6349
  Larry Moore at 912-381-7051


• Douglasville • NAMI Douglas

Connection Support
Group:
1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Library
6810 Selman Drive, Douglasville, GA 30134
Contact: Alison Golden at 770-694-8978 or 678-457-5365


• Douglasville • NAMI Douglas

Open Support
Group:
2nd Tuesday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Alpha A. Fowler, Jr. Community Clubhouse
8634 Oneal Drive, Douglasville, GA  30134
Contact: George & Rose Eddington at 770-942-8926
Mailing Address: 6363 S. Summers Circle, Douglasville, GA  30135-5449

• Ellijay • Gilmer Support Group

Consumer Support Group:
2nd and 4th Sundays of each month from  3:00 - 4:30PM

Family Support Group: 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month  from 3:00 - 4:30pm

  Ellijay First United Methodist Church
75 McCutchen Street
Ellijay, GA  30540
(follow the signs in the church)
Double Trouble In Recovery Last Tuesday of the Month

   
The Clubhouse Every Tuesday & Thursday from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  Peer support gathering area for adults dealing with the effects
of mental illness.
  Highland Rivers Center
  18090 Hwy 515 N.
  Cherry Log, GA 30522
  http://sites.google.com/site/theclubhouse2010
Contact: Jean Smilie at 706-636-4527
E-mail: jsmilie73@yahoo.com

• Fayetteville • NAMI Fayette County

Education Meeting: 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM
Heritage Bank
440 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
   
Contact: Ken & Marie Schall at 770-719-2460
E-mail: ric_30215@yahoo.com

• Fort Oglethorpe • NAMI Northwest Georgia

Family Support Group 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month at 10:00AM-11:30AM
  Lookout Mountain Community Services
  Fort Oglethorpe Outpatient Center
  700 City Hall Drive, Fort Oglethorpe, GA
 
Contact: Thom Mote at 423-364-5853
E-mail: ThomMote@aol.com

• Gainesville • NAMI Hall

Consumer Support Group:
Last Tuesday of each month from  7:00 - 8:30PM  (Room 206)

Family Support Group:
Last Tuesday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30PM  (Room 208)

Education Meeting: First Tuesday of each month from  7:00 - 8:30PM  (Room 208)
   
Location: First Baptist Church
  751 Green Street, GA 30501
   
Contact: Gigi Cautino at 706-429-4006
E-mail: gg10321@yahoo.com
Support Group Contact: Sherry Franklin at 678-936-5295

• Griffin • NAMI Griffin

Education Meeting: 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM
First Methodist Church
1401 Maple Drive, Griffin, GA
President: Pat York at 770-584-1045
Mailing Address: 125 Southbrook Drive, Griffin, GA  30224
Primary Contact: Beverly Gish at 770-584-1818 or 770-227-0237
Mailing Address: 175 Jones Circle, Griffin, GA  30224

• Jonesboro • NAMI Clayton

Education Meeting: 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM
  First Baptist Church of Jonesboro
  Omega House
  142 College Street, Jonesboro, GA  30236
Contact: Darlene Anderson at 770-477-6451
E-mail: rusdar@bellsouth.net
Contact: Delora Quarterman at 404-934-2873
E-mail: dquarter@bellsouth.net

• Lawrenceville • NAMI Gwinnett

Consumer Support:
Every Tuesday from 7:30 - 9:00 PM  (Room C6)

Family Support Group:
Every Tuesday from 7:30 - 9:00 PM   (Room C5)

Education Meeting:

First Tuesday of each month from  6:30 - 8:00 PM (Fellowship Hall)
                                       
(Dinner provided at 6:30pm / speaker begins at 6:45pm /
Support Groups begin at 7:30pm)
Location: Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church
  800 Lawrenceville Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30045
   
Contact: Alan McDaniel
Phone: 678-982-5354
Email: info@namigwinnett.org
Website: www.namigwinnett.org

• Macon •  NAMI Support Group

Family Support Group:  Third Saturday of each month from 10:00 - noon
  Medical Center of Central Georgia - Room 1
777 Hemlock St, Macon, GA  31201 
   
Contacts: Darnell Cummings at 478-788-3484 or 478-442-6628
  Phyllis Brown at 478-335-1917 or 478-633-7102 (work)
Phyllis Brown email address: 
phil-me@cox.net

• Marietta • NAMI Cobb

Family Support Group:  First and Third Tuesday of each month at 7:30PM
  First United Methodist Church (Bldg A - room 329)
56 Whitlock Ave, NW
Marietta, GA  30064
Contact: Diane Malone
  malone6647@bellsouth.net
   
Education Meeting: 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM
St. James Episcopal Church
161 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30064 
Contact: Robin Porter
Phone: 770-928-2762 (home) or 971-832-0143 (cell)
rkporter1@bellsouth.net

• McDonough Support Group

Family Support Group: 1st Monday of each month at 7:00 PM
  Heritage Bank
  Keys Ferry Street, McDonough, GA
   
Contact: Eileen Geurts at 770-540-9172
E-mail: dageurts@bellsouth.net

• Milledgeville • NAMI Oconee-Baldwin/Putnam

Education Meeting: 4th Thursday of each month at 4:00 PM
First Baptist Church
Milledgeville, GA 
Contact: Don Harris at 478-452-8600
Mailing Address: 220 South Liberty Street, Milledgeville, GA  31061
Contact: Willie Lester at 478-453-3223
Mailing Address: 134 Irby Street SW, Milledgeville, GA  31061
E-mail:

• Monroe• Walton County Support Groups                                   

Consumer Support Group:
 
Every Thursday from  7:00 - 8:30 PM

Family Support Group: Every Thursday from  7:00 - 8:30 PM

Location:

Faith Baptist Church
1789 Hwy 11 NW
Monroe, Ga. 30656
Contact: Lori Spencer at 404-542-2795
E-mail: lspencer2795@yahoo.com


• Newnan • Coweta County Support Group
 
Consumer Support Group: 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 6:30 - 8:00 PM
   
Support Group Meetings:
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Location: St Paul's Episcopal Church
  Lower level conference room
  576 Roscoe Road, Newnan, GA
   
Contact: Amy Jackson at 770-463-4773
E-mail: amyjacksonga@aol.com

• Rome • NAMI Rome

Consumer Support Group:
Every Monday from  6:00 - 7:30 PM
Family Support Group:
Every Monday from 6:00 - 7:30PM

Education Meeting:
4th Monday of each month from 6:00 - 7:30pm                                    (Support Groups immediately following)
Location: Rome First United Methodist Church
  202 East Third Avenue, Rome, GA
Contacts: Jim Moore at 706-232-4607
Mailing Address: 3 Central Plaza, Box 317, Rome, GA  30161
  Joyce Van Leuven
  706-291-7085 (home)   or 706-802-7962 (cell)
E-mail: jmbm71@bellsouth.net
Website: www.namiromega.org

• Savannah • NAMI Savannah

Consumer Support Group: Every Tuesday from 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Pinewoods Savannah
1149 Cornell Avenue, Suite 2B, Savannah, GA
Contact: Jodi Whitaker   tweeterbug65@gmail.com
 
Every Saturday from 1:30 - 3:00 PM
Chandler Hospital
4 Heart & Lung Building
5453 Reynolds Street, Savannah, GA
Contact: Jodi Whitaker   tweeterbug65@gmail.com
Family Support Group: 3rd Tuesday of each month from 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Armstrong Atlanta State University
Sports Education Complex
11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA  31419
 
Education Meeting: 3rd Tuesday of each month from 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Armstrong Atlanta State University
Sports Education Complex
11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA  31419
Contacts: Diane Reeder at 912-441-7724
irismomtoo@aol.com
John Richards at 912-832-5462 or 912-660-2123
Website: www.nami-savannah.org

• St. Marys • NAMI Coastal Georgia

Consumer Support Group: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 7:00 - 8:00 PM

   
Education Meeting: 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM
Location: Gateway Behavioral Health
700 N. Charles Gillman Jr Avenue, Kingsland, GA 31548
   
Contact: Virginia McCabe (President) at 912-467-2034
E-mail:

Jennymccabe18@gmail.com 


• Statesboro • NAMI Statesboro  

Care and Share Support Group: Every Tuesday 2:30 PM

  First Presbyterian Church
  1215 Fair Road, Statesboro, GA
DBSA (Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance): 2nd and 4th  Tuesday 2:30 PM
  The church at Lower Mill Creek
  Corner of Hwy 80 East & Lee St., Statesboro, GA  (at the blinking light)
   
Contacts: Wade Samson at 912-690-0936
  Edna Hollis at 912-488-2391
   
Education Meeting: 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church
  1215 Fair Road, Statesboro, GA
   
Contact: Lois Roberts
Phone: 912-536-4448
E-mail: robertsl@frontiernet.net

• Thomson  • A support group of NAMI Augusta

Connection Support Group: Every Monday from 10:00 - 11:30AM
Springfield Baptist Church
523 Martin Luther King St, Thomson, GA 
Contact: Mrs. Wiley at 706-595-6252
Website: www.nami.org/sites/NAMIAugusta

• Troup County • A support group of NAMI Columbus

Connection Recovery Support Group:  
Second Saturday of each month from 10:30 - noon
Family Support Group:  Second Saturday of each month from 10:30 - noon
  Broad Street Church of Christ
  408 Broad Street, LaGrange, GA  30240 
 
Contacts: Valerie West at 706-333-9600 or email at  westhome@charter.net
  Tammy Rogers at 706-302-5276 or email at  trogers@lagrange.edu


• Valdosta • NAMI Brooks

Education Meeting: 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM
  New Beginnings
  St. Augustine Road, Valdosta, GA  31602
Contact: Nancy Tennyson at 229-263-7410
  tennyson121@alltel.net
 

• Warner Robbins • NAMI Central Georgia

Education Meeting: Last Monday of each month at 7:00 PM
  New Hope Center
  100 Story Road, Warner Robbins, GA  31093
   
Contact: Barbara Long at 478-328-0508
Mailing Address: 209 Elberta Rd.
  Warner Robins, Ga. 31093

• Waycross • NAMI Georgia Support Group

Consumer Support Group: Every Monday from 6:30 - 7:30 PM
305 Nicholls Street, Waycross, GA  31501
   
Contact: Barbara McFarland at 912-548-0965
E-mail: barbiejo31501@hotmail.com

• Woodstock • NAMI Cherokee

Family Support Group: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays from 7:00 - 8:30 PM
  Hillside United Methodist Church - Rooms 2210 & 2211
  4474 Towne Lake Pkwy, Woodstock, GA  30189
   
Contacts: Patrick Bishop at 678-654-2091
  Jennifer Locket at 770-971-8855


 

     
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