As seen on NBC BAY AREA PROUD: South Bay Artist, Michael Rogan, Vietnam War Vet, Inspiration Behind Successful Santa Clara County Mental Health Program, PeerPals. Click here to see the video at NBC website.
Tue, April 26, 4pm – 5pm Please come to our Consumer Advisory Council’s conversation with Rie Lebus, Ph.D. from Stanford University’s Sleep Health & Insomnia Program (SHIP). Sleep education, types of treatment, and how sleep works will be discussed. Rie Lebus, Ph.D. Sleep Health & Insomnia Program Stanford (SHIP) • Sleep Education • How Sleep Works…
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Rona Hu will be our March General Meeting speaker. Dr. Hu is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. Dr. Hu has been at Stanford since 1998. Her main interest is schizophrenia, but she also sees those with bipolar disorder and…
Kim Bullock, M.D. Stanford Department of Psychiatry CBT, DBT Questions & Answers to anything pertaining to psychiatric illnesses Tuesday, February 23, 2016 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the NAMI SCC Office (Classroom) 1150 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose 95128 Kim Bullock, M.D. Ad.22888
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. In addition…
Supporting those with invisible disabilities Our family, friends, and coworkers Speakers from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) October 7th at Noon, 2nd Floor, Room 1 Webinar access available for those who would like to participate remotely Hosted by DIR’s Health and Wellness Program, Disability Advisory Committee, and Human Resources’ Employee Assistance Program The DIR…
Judge Stephen Manley says society jails too many of its mentally ill When Michael Tyree died in a Santa Clara County jail, he had already completed a five day sentence for a minor misdemeanor charge. The judge who sentenced him, Stephen Manley of Santa Clara’s Mental Health Court sat down with Senior Investigative Reporter Stephen…
New pilot program at El Camino Hospital offers peer support for mental illness – by Kevin Forestieri People hospitalized for a mental illness have a long road ahead of them, with plenty of pitfalls to sidestep as they try to re-integrate themselves back into society. But they don’t have to go it alone.The National Alliance on…
Faith communities can be an incredible source of strength and support for individuals and families dealing with a mental illness diagnosis, so NAMI has developed an intentional outreach designed to give faith leaders more information about mental illness and about programs offered by NAMI, its affiliates, and other agencies. We’ve had two luncheons so far, with over 40…
It was a very special evening on Monday April 6, 2015, with Jason DeShaw performing a special concert at our offices. Jason was honored with the Lionel Aldridge Champion Award from NAMI National. He said he met inspiring people from around the country at the NAMI convention in 2014. Visit his FB page, Jason, it was…