Annual Picnic 2026
NAMI SCC Annual Picnic. Saturday, June 7, 2025. Celebration of 50 years of community, connection, and mental health advocacy. Emma Prusch Farm Regional Park, 647 S. King Road, San Jose, CA 95116
Community Participation Study
The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion is recruiting participants for a paid research study on community participation. It is studying factors that make community participation harder for people with mental illness.
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety
Do you experience anxiety in social settings or during video calls?
We’re conducting a research study to better understand social anxiety and how virtual reality might help!
Join the SPARCLE Treatment Study
Stanford researchers are conducting the SPARCLE Study (Stratified Pharmacological Approaches for Regulating Circuit-Level Effects) to better understand why some depression treatments work for certain individuals but not others.
News — March 2026
In this issue: NAMI-SCC Outreach Spotlight: Raising Awareness About Long-Acting Injectables (LAIs), Dave Cortese Receives NAMI-SCC’s Community Merit Award, February 10 General Meeting Recap: AbilityPath Can Turn Finding Work into a Reality Recap, NAMI-SCC Board Officer Election for 2026-2027, Mental Health 101 for Faith Communities: Building Compassionate and Caring Faith Communities, NAMI California 2026 Advocacy Day, NAMI National Convention (NAMICon) 2026, NAMI-SCC’s Annual Picnic, NAMIWalks Silicon Valley 2026, Membership Form
AbilityPath Can Turn Finding Work into a Reality
The South Bay arm of AbilityPath offers individuals with a mental illness a door into the working world. The nonprofit works with the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) and San Andreas Regional Center to provide employment programs for people with disabilities. This includes individuals with a mental health condition or intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Volunteer for Mental Health Outreach
Have you completed a NAMI program and want to give back? Join NAMI Santa Clara County as an Outreach Tabling Volunteer and help connect others to mental health support and hope. Volunteering position, 1 to 2 hours per month.
NAMIWalks Silicon Valley 2026
Join NAMI Walks Silicon Valley, 2025. Saturday October 4. History Park San Jose
635 Phelan Avenue,
San Jose, CA. 95112
Event Route Length: 5K & 1 Mile (2 route option)
News — February 2026
In this issue: New Behavioral Health Laws, Upcoming February 10 General Meeting: AbilityPath, The United Effort Organization Helps Unhoused Find Shelter, NAMI-SCC Board Officer Election for 2026-2027, NAMIWalks Silicon Valley 2026, Upcoming NAMI-SCC Education Classes, Thank You to Our Donors, NAMI-SCC Executive Director Ventures to Washington, D.C., NAMI-SCC Elves at Work, Staff Holiday Party, NAMI-SCC Helpline on Christmas Eve, NAMI-SCC Membership Form
General Meeting, Tuesday, February 10 2026, AbilityPath
Our February 2026 General Meeting speaker is Angela Lucero Perry, South Bay Employment Services Manager at AbilityPath, a nonprofit that helps people with disabilities prepare for and obtain meaningful employment. AbilityPath serves individuals who qualify for funding through the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) or San Andreas Regional Center, requiring a diagnosed disability and a desire to work.