Peer Mentor
A Peer Mentor works with participants referred by hospitals that have given us grants or funds. Mentors are doing well in their recovery and support their Participant in the journey to wellness and recovery.
Resources and Programs for Youth Under Age 14
This is an online survey for NAMI State Organization (NSO) and NAMI Affiliate (NA) staff and volunteers to help the National Office learn about resources and programs for youth under age 14 currently offered by the Field. NAMI also welcomes information about why NSO/NAs have chosen to offer or not offer these resources and programs.
What is TRUST? How Does It Work?
By Moryt Milo Momentum for Health Community Collaborator Paula Giannoni is on a mission to educate the community about Santa Clara County’s newest mobile field team that’s dispatched to individuals in the midst of a mental health or substance use crisis. TRUST, short for Trusted Response Urgent Support Team, is the only non-law-enforcement crisis team…
General Meeting, April 9, Mood and Menopause
Dr. Karen Adams will discuss what is known about the links between major depression, generalized anxiety, and perimenopausal/menopausal mood instability. She will also address how menopause affects those with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Stanford Clinical TMS Study for OCD
Brain Stimulation Lab at Stanford University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is currently looking for participants with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for our 5-day accelerated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) study.
Stanford Neurodiversity Research Study
Stanford Neurodiversity Project – Join the research in developing culturally sensitive CBT therapy for Autistic Chinese Adolescent and Young Adults!
General Meeting, March 12, TRUST
What is TRUST? How and when did TRUST start? How to use TRUST? Who makes up the TRUST team? TRUST (Trusted Response Urgent Support Team) is a community service that helps Santa Clara County residents during an urgent mental health or substance-use situation. TRUST’s team of responders includes behavioral health staff from community organizations. Team…
High Demand for School-based Counseling
By Moryt Milo Nationwide, headlines describe teens in emotional crisis, struggling with high levels of anxiety and depression. Yet, many have questioned whether the news is overblown. Counselors and therapists working with teens said the crisis is real. The pandemic laid it bare, with parent referrals skyrocketing by 700% for mental health services, CASSY Executive…
Bolster Mobile App Research for Caregivers of Young Adults
University of Washington has developed Bolster – a mobile app designed to support caregivers of young adults with early psychosis. The Bolster app aims to support caregivers who are trying to help facilitate their loved one’s access to care, and thus aims to reduce duration of untreated illness. At this stage, we are looking to…
NAMI Gave Aakash Desai a Lifeline and He Gave Back
By Moryt Milo Aakash Desai had a career trajectory similar to other young adults in Silicon Valley. He graduated from high school with an aptitude in computer science and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering, followed by an MBA. For the first ten years of his tech career, he…