NAMI-SCC General Meeting Nov. 2018

November’s General Meeting speaker is Carolyn Rodriguez, MD, PhD at Stanford. She will discuss OCD treatment advances. Standard first-line treatments for OCD may not provide sufficient relief of OCD symptoms for all those seeking care; thus, there is an urgent need for alternative treatments. Dr. Rodriguez will summarize her recent work in novel medication, therapy…

October 9th General Meeting: Mary Barrea, Independent Living Center (SVILC)

October’s General Meeting speaker is Mary Barrea, Housing Coordinator at the Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC), a disability justice organization that creates fully inclusive communities. SVILC offers a variety of services. Among these are their housing program which assists community members in their search for affordable and accessible housing in Santa Clara County. SVILC offers…

General Meeting, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 
Compassionate Mental Health Crisis Response, John Costa

Our speaker will be John Costa who has an extensive background in law enforcement, police training and public education. After completing a 31-year career with the Palo Alto Police Department, John retired honorably at the supervisory rank of sergeant in 2009. During that time he was assigned to and supervised a myriad of specialized assignments. Since…

General Meeting, Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Community Living Coalition

Community Living Coalition, Panel Presentation May’s general meeting presentation will focus on the Community Living Coalition, a collaboration between independent living home operators, peer providers and other behavioral health providers, residents, family members and community stakeholders. The panel will: Introduce the problem resulting in the need for independent living coalitions and the status of coalitions…

General Meeting, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 – Lara Gregorio, How Technology Can Revolutionize Mental Health Care

Lara Gregorio, LCSW and Director of Clinical Initiatives at 7 Cups of Tea, the largest global mental health delivery system, will explore gaps in our current behavioral healthcare system, how technology, peer support and innovation can serve to dramatically expand access to care. Imagine if care was available on demand, for free, anonymously, in any…

General Meeting, Tuesday, February 13, 2018

General Meeting, Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Dr. Nolan Williams, Transcranial Magnetic Brain Stimulation Therapy People with severe depression are experiencing hopeful results with brain-stimulation treatment Our February speaker, Dr. Nolan Williams, a psychiatrist and neurologist, is the director of Stanford’s Brain Stimulation Laboratory. Dr. Williams and his associate, Dr. Keith Sudheimer, are conducting a unique…

General Meeting, Tuesday, November 14, 2017 Booking/Jail Housing Process, SCC Sheriff’s Office

The Sheriff’s will be presenting an overview of the Main Jail Intake Booking process. Custody staff perform a multitude of functions including photographing, fingerprinting and identifying new arrestees. Part of this process includes the classification and housing of those who will stay in custody, as well as the bail/or process for those who may be…