Offers a free 12-week course for families of individuals with severe psychiatric disorders. The teachers are family members and the course has been designed and written by a family member who is also a mental health professional. The course focuses on these disorders: schizophrenia, clinical depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar depression (manic depression), and panic disorder. You will learn about clinical treatments and how to cope as a family. Also covered will be handling crises and relapses, problem solving, community services, and advocacy. The course is designed for parents, siblings, adult children, and significant others rather than the individual with the brain disorder.