NAMI
Mental health support for families
NAMI offers a Family Support Group for adults with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition.
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Support · Guidance · Next steps
Start with what you need today.
You do not have to figure everything out at once. Explore original Sam's OATH guides and trusted independent resources for people affected by a loved one's substance use or mental health challenges, and for those who stand beside them.
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What do you need right now?
Choose the option that best matches where you are today.
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I need support
For people affected by a loved one's challenges.
◇I want to help someone
For people looking for ways to respond with care.
○I stand beside someone
For friends, coworkers, relatives, and others standing beside someone.
▤I need information
Find official organizations, locators, and family resources.
!I need immediate help
Find crisis and emergency options available now.
Sam's OATH guides
Guidance for where you are today.
These guides offer practical ideas, encouragement, and next steps for people carrying these experiences and those standing beside them.
Trusted independent resources
Trusted organizations and crisis resources.
These organizations provide information, support, referrals, and crisis resources for a variety of situations.
Choose what fits your needs. Services, eligibility, meeting formats, and availability may vary. Review each organization's current information directly.
SAMHSA
Mental health and substance-use information
SAMHSA's National Helpline provides treatment referral and information for individuals and families, and FindTreatment.gov offers an anonymous treatment locator.
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Al-Anon Family Groups
Support related to another person's drinking
Al-Anon meetings welcome people concerned about someone else's drinking.
Find an Al-Anon Meeting → (opens in new tab)Nar-Anon Family Groups
Support related to another person's drug use
Nar-Anon provides meeting information for family members and friends affected by another person's drug use.
Find a Nar-Anon Meeting → (opens in new tab)988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Crisis support
Call, text, or chat with 988 for free, confidential support available around the clock in the United States.
Visit the 988 Lifeline → (opens in new tab)Immediate help
Use urgent support when the situation cannot wait.
Choose the option that matches the immediate concern.
Immediate danger
If someone is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services.
Crisis or emotional distress
In the United States, call or text 988 or use the 988 Lifeline chat for free, confidential support.
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Use resources in the spirit of OATH.
Information can help you ask more honest questions, recognize what is real, accept support, and make room for healing.
OpennessAsk an honest question.
AuthenticityName what you need.
TogethernessReach toward trusted help.
HealingTake one thoughtful next step.
Choose OATH over silence
You do not need every answer today.
Small next steps matter. Support matters. Healing matters. Sam's OATH offers a way to respond with openness, authenticity, togetherness, and hope.
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