The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
The National Alliance
for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) offers respite care for adults with mental
illness. It is for planned respite care and not for clinical or crisis
services of any kind. The adult consumer must be living with family
members or an unpaid caregiver. Information about the consumer's needs,
difficulties, and treatment must be provided when applying for respite
services.
Respite providers at NAMI
are not therapists or crisis workers; however, they have experience working
with persons with mental illness. NAMI will give you a listing of respite
providers who you can contact, interview, and select.
The number of hours of respite
allocations varies by family, but NAMI reports that they offer @ 7,000
hours of respite in Maine per year.
Eligibility
- 18 years of age or older
with a mental illness and living with a family member or other unpaid
caregiver
- Consumer must have a current
crisis plan in place
Contact Information
Request an application from:
The
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Maine
P.O. Box 5120
Augusta, ME 04332
Website: http://me.nami.org
Phone: (207) 622-5767 or (800) 464-5767
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