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Family and Friends for the Mentally Ill (Lafayette, LA). Records, 1971-1999, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0201

Scope and Contents

This collection contains working files of FFAMI arranged alphabetically and scrapbooks for the organization.

Maizie Thibeaux, founder and director of the Family and Friends for the Mentally Ill, donated the collection.

Dates

  • 1971-1999, n.d.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Family and Friends for the Mentally Ill (FFAMI) was one of the first mental health support groups in Louisiana. FFAMI Lafayette was founded in March 1981 by Maizie Thibeaux, who served as volunteer executive director.

FFAMI’s main goals were to involve the patient’s family in recovery, to provide understanding and support to families, and to establish an optimistic atmosphere with recovered patients and psychiatric personnel. FFAMI’s motto is “Together Families Can Make a Difference”. This organization encouraged the growth of similar groups.

Extent

19 Linear Feet (19 feet of materials contained in 13 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Family and Friends for the Mentally Ill (Lafayette, LA) Records
Status
Completed
Author
Zack Stein
Date
10/05/2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031