NAMI Los Angels 

Free support groups and education classes at various locations around the community for both families and people with a diagnosis of mental illness. Referrals for mental health related services and conservatorship and criminal justices issues. Warm line at our office and much more.

www.namila.org

NAMI Orange County - Family To Family Program

Taught by trained volunteers, NAMI Orange County provides an intensive twelve-week program for families to teach them the knowledge and required skills to cope with their loved ones affected by mental illness, facilitate the treatment process, and contribute to the return to health.  This program is free for families who have relatives with serious mental illnesses. This class is also taught in Spanish and Vietnamese with Korean and Farsi to be added Summer 2010!

 http://www.namioc.org/Services/Programs/-Family-To-Family-Education-Program.html