2022

November 2022 General Meeting

No One Cares About Crazy People Speaker Gail Freedman Summary Several community members joined NAMI Contra Costa on November 17, 2022 in supportive efforts to continue the work of completing this important project: “No One Cares About Crazy People.” We hosted a fundraising event for the film-in-progress, a feature independent documentary from the book by

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October 2022 General Meeting

Speaker Vaibhav Diwadkar, Ph.D Summary Schizophrenia is the most challenging of behavioral health conditions. Treatment and management of symptoms place extraordinary psychological, physical and financial burdens on patients and their families. One reason why schizophrenia remains a challenge is that the illness’ bases in brain function are poorly understood. A lack of access to data

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September 2022 General Meeting

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month NAMI Contra Costa’s Effort to Take Action with Suicide Awareness and Preventative Approaches Speakers Summary September was Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. NAMI Contra Costa focused on suicide prevention in all programs and for all age groups. For our September General Meeting, we focused on the strategic approaches NAMI Contra Costa used

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July 2022 General Meeting

Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Promoting Healing Through Creativity Speakers Talented Artist, Yanory NorwoodTari and Sage Loring, Local Edition Creative Summary NAMI Contra Costa was excited to announce its July General Meeting with a focus on Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Local Edition Creative founders Tari and Sage Loring discussed their recent collaboration with their

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June 2022 General Meeting

Recognizing PRIDE Month, Honoring the LGBTQI+ Community Speaker Summary For our special June monthly General Meeting recognizing PRIDE Month, Leslie Ewing shared the history of the LGBTQI+ movement in the Bay Area. Leslie shared her LGBTQI+ and AIDS activism career with us. She currently serves on the board of the National AIDS Memorial. Leslie’s LGBTQI+

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May 2022 General Meeting

3rd Annual Mental Health Awareness Annual Awards and Recognition Over the last two months, NAMI CC asked members to submit their nominees for Community Change Agent Awards, with the intent to recognize sixteen (16) community members/organizations who made an extraordinary difference and improved the quality of lives by supporting people and/or their families with mental

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