UNAFAM

The first national association of parents and friends of people with mental suffering, the UNAFAM was established in 1963 and recognized as public utility in 1968. It has three objectives: helping families to live better in everyday life with the suffering person; to help the latter, for example by improving his living conditions, his protection, by accompanying him in a vocational integration project; changing the image of mental illnesses and the eyes of public opinion towards them. With partners, the UNAFAM 53 initiated a group of mutual assistance (GEM) which proposes to persons isolated, in psychological fragility, to find themselves in a place in Change to share a good time together and organize activities according to their desires and ideas… Moreover, every third Saturday of each month, it organizes a coffee-meeting. But for any other appointment, one council: contact a volunteer of the association…