Handout and Poster for HELP Group
Sharon LeClaire in working with Faith Net is starting a new Help support group. Attachments help-group-11×17-poster (77 kB)
One down, one to go!
One down, one to go! On November 30th, the House overwhelmingly voted 392-26 to pass H.R. 34, which includes Mental Health Reform! H.R. 34 also includes language supporting CIT, mental health courts and investments to keep people with mental illness out of jail and in the care they need. Thank your Representatives who voted yes and tell your Senators…
General Meeting Tuesday, January 10,2017 – Linsey Utzinger, Ph.D, Anxiety Disorders.
Linsey Utzinger, Ph.D. will be the General Meeting Speaker for Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Her topic will be on Anxiety Disorders. Dr. Linsey Utzinger is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of children, adolescents and young…
General Meeting, Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Adrian Camp, “Madness and Voices of Understanding”
Adrian Camp (a.k.a. Adrian Bernard) is currently the manager at 2nd Story Peer Respite House in Santa Cruz. In addition to talking about his work, Adrian will share his own connection to varying states of madness, delusions, voices, broadcast thoughts and any number of experiences of extreme states toward mental health. Adrian spent 20 years…
General Meeting Tuesday, September 13th, 2016. Dr. Thomas Tarshis, Bay Area Children’s Association
Dr. Tom Tarshis, Bay Area Children’s Association September 2016 1st NAMIWalks Silicon Valley in San Jose As most mental health consumers are aware,there are drastic differences in the ability of youth and families to receive mental health treatment as compared to treatment for other illnesses. The mental health system is a confusing, fragmented and hard-to-access…
General Meeting, 6/14/16 Toni Tullys, Director of Behavioral Health Services in SCC
We are pleased to announce that Toni Tullys, director of SCC Department of Behavioral Health Services, is our June General Meeting speaker. Toni has more than 20 years of experience in executive and senior management roles with an extensive background in public behavioral health and community health services. Toni became the director of BHS at…
Lectures by Sir Robin Murray
Renowned British researcher Sir Robin MacGregor Murray, MD, will be giving four public lectures in the SF Bay Area. Dr. Murray is the professor of Psychiatric Research at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London and one of the most influential researchers in psychiatry today. All events are free. Download printable PDF file “Psychosis: Update on…
Dual Diagnosis – Substance Use Disorder Counseling – Felicia Hermle
Dual Diagnosis and why integrated treatment is not only important but necessary was the topic. Felicia Hermle is a Substance Use Disorder Counselor at Family & Children Services of Silicon Valley is the speaker. She believes that this is a very exciting time to be in this field because we are slowly but surely making headway…
NAMIWalks Silicon Valley
NAMIWalks Silicon Valley We welcome anyone interested in joining our NAMIWalks SV SCC committee. We are working on all the details of the walk, and welcome your participation. For more information: Contact Walk Manager: Shanna Webb swebb@namisantaclara.org 408.453.0400 x3125 FAX 408.453.2100 For general volunteer information click here. Attachments NAMIWalks_silicon_valley (23 kB)SVfoot_med (25 kB)
April General Meeting was all about: Peer PALS, Mentors on Discharge and Community Peers
Did you know that NAMI SCC now has three Peer Mentor Programs? And this is what the April General Meeting was all about: Peer PALS, Mentors on Discharge and Community Peers. Cindy McCalmont, Peer PALS Advisor & Mentors on Discharge Manager; and David DeTata, Peer PALS Coordinator, along with participating peers & mentors talked about exciting…