News — May 2025

In this issue: MAY is Mental Health Awareness Month, April 8 General Meeting Recap, NAMI SCC Provider Course, NAMI National Convention, NAMI California Conference, NAMI-SCC’s Annual Picnic, NAMIWalks Silicon Valley 2025, NAMI-SCC Celebrates 50 Years, Tips to Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, Stigma FREE Workplace, Volunteer Spotlight: Olga Razumovskaya, Diversity in the Silicon Valley and at NAMI

News — April 2025

In this issue: Join Us for NAMI-Santa Clara County’s 50th Anniversary Celebration!, March 11 General Meeting Recap, Installation of Board Officers 2025-2026, Changes to NAMI-Santa Clara County Bylaws, NAMICon, NAMI California Conference, NAMIWalks Silicon Valley 2025, NAMI-Santa Clara County’s NAMI Do-It-Your-Way, A Rainy Sunday Filled with Hope, Behavioral Health Board Event, Mental Health Mentors Share Lived Experience With Peers, Planned Giving

Coping during the holidays

The holiday season is supposed to be a time full of joy, parties and gatherings with friends and families. But the holidays can be a difficult time for many persons dealing with:Personal Grief, Loneliness, Illnesses of all Kinds, Economic Concerns, Separation From Family Members and Relationship Issues Like Separation or Divorce.

Schizophrenia Updates-Mental Health

General Meeting, May14, Schizophrenia Updates

Dr. Jacob Ballon is our May 14 general meeting presenter. Dr. Ballon will discuss the current pipeline of medications for schizophrenia, focusing on the medications in clinical trials at the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University. He will touch on the different mechanisms and how that may make for fewer, or at least different, side effect profiles but also why these medications may work well with existing ones.

When Hormone Floodgates Affect Mood Disorders-Mental Health

When Hormone Floodgates Affect Mood Disorders

Mental illness has never been a one-size-fits-all neurological disorder, and in women’s health the intersection between hormones and mood can further complicate life. But it doesn’t have to be that way said physician Karen Adams, director at Stanford University School of Medicine for Menopause and Healthy Aging. Understanding major depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder during perimenopause and menopause can help women predisposed or diagnosed with a mental illness get through this transitional phase.

Mental Health Peer Mentor, Community Peer Program, NAMI Santa clara County

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.