Improving the lives of people with schizophrenia
A Story of Recovery & Hope
“Family Education and Support services have been very beneficial to a young woman with a serious mental illness and her partner, helping them to understand the diagnosis, communicate effectively and overcome obstacles. She is using the education and skill-building she developed to improve her relationships with other family members.”
Research shows that family education and support lead to:
The BeST Center defines “families” as individuals who are important to someone with a mental illness — they could be blood relatives, significant others, friends or other support persons, and works with partner organizations to offer families illness education, skill-building and support with clinicians specifically trained in the practice.
The Best Practices in Schizophrenia Treatment (BeST) Center, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Ohio, and Courage to Caregivers are excited to bring Psychosis Recovery by Enabling Adult Carers at Home (Psychosis REACH) to Ohio and hope you will join us for this exciting FREE training opportunity! Please note: the March 20, 2026 training is full. You can sign up to receive future trainings and additional information by contacting us at bestcenter@neomed.edu.
Psychosis REACH is a program designed to teach care partners the same skills and strategies used by clinicians in order to care for loved ones living with psychosis. The FREE training consists of a 5-hour online course (completed at your own pace), followed by a live virtual training.
Families and natural supports of those living with psychosis often are not equipped with skills and strategies to help their loved one recover. This program provides skills training and support to families, natural supports, and other care partners of those experiencing psychosis.
Interested in psychosis training and resources? Caring and supporting a loved one with psychosis can be challenging. Families and care partners need support and guidance themselves. The BeST Center recognize the need to access training and resources to improve recovery-oriented outcomes. Our March 2026 training with 100 families, care partners and providers filled quickly, however you can sign up to receive training updates and resources on navigating psychosis. Contact us at bestcenter@neomed.edu to receive updates.
Psychosis REACH training in Ohio brought to you in partnership with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Ohio and Courage to Caregivers.
Loved Ones Involved in a Network of Care (LINC) helps individuals with diagnoses of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, bipolar disorders, or major depressive disorder and their loved ones make a successful transition from the hospital to mental health treatment services in the community.
Individuals and their friends and families meet with specially trained LINC clinicians in the hospital before discharge and continue LINC sessions at community mental health agencies. During LINC sessions, individuals and their loved ones have opportunities to understand the illness, understand the how and why of the recommended treatments, improve communication, solve problems together and work toward recovery. LINC is a partnership between the BeST Center and MetroHealth.
The FIRST Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis program believes that support from family members and friends is vital to recovery. Family Psychoeducation and support are available to family members and friends of individuals enrolled in FIRST programs. Family members determine how often and how many times they participate in Family Psychoeducation sessions.
For more information, check out the Family Psychoeducation brochure.
Find a FIRST program near you to get help early for first episode psychosis.
BeST Center
Email: bestcenter@neomed.edu
NEOMED Coordinating Center of Excellence