The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Davis County is offering a series of classes on mental illness. All classes except the Spanish course begin Thursday, Sept. 6, run for 12 weeks, and are free. To register for any English class contact Jerry King at (801) 451-5325 or email jerryking5325@msn.com.

Family to Family

This course is for families of people with biological brain disorders who live with mental illnesses. Family members can unite together to support each other and learn about signs and symptoms of mental illness, medications, emotional stages, effective coping skills, problem solving, empathy, communications skills, recovery and advocacy. It meets Thursday, Sept. 6 at the DATC Kaysville Campus (Room 1099), 550 S. 300 East, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. For adults only.

Familia de Familia

This course is taught in Spanish. It begins Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Davis Behavior Health Clinic, 934 S. Main, Layton, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. To register, call the NAMI State Office at 801-323-9900, call toll-free: 877.230.6264, visit www.namiut.org, or email education@namiut.org.

Bridges class

Building Recovery of Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support -- or Bridges -- is a class to learn about mental illness from those who have been there.The class brings together people who share the experience and knowledge of mental illness to empower each other with the tools to build bridges of recovery. Bridges is a peer-to-peer class taught by trained individuals who have personal experience with mental illness. It meets Thursday, Sept. 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. Classes will be held under the direction of NAMI on the DATC Campus, Room 1115.