Mental illness education classes starting

The National Alliance on Mental Illness is sponsoring a Family-to-Family Education Program designed for parents, siblings, spouses, teenage children, adult children and significant others of those with severe and persistent mental illnesses.

ënformation about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder will be taught in a series of classes spanning a 12-week period.

The 12-week classes will begin Monday from 7-9:30 p.m. at Southeast Louisiana Hospital Administrative Building Training Room.

For more information or to register for the classes call Martha Nugent or Dave Mancina at 888-521-2297 toll free; or Martha at 789-3063 or Dave at 789-3364.