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NAMI Contra Costa’s blog showcases written work by volunteers, interns, and community members. NAMI CC does not treat any of the articles written as official health or medical advice or information from either NAMI Contra Costa, NAMI California, or NAMI. All information written by the author, indicated as “written by,” are the author’s thoughts and opinions and is not representative of NAMI Contra Costa’s official stance on any topic. For official, health, or medical advice, please see your provider.
Crab Feed 2025 Event Recap
Thank you for joining us this year for our annual Crab Feed fundraising event! We enjoyed spending the cherished evening all attendees. This year, went all out to bring you a fun and fabulous Crab Feed Fundraiser with auctions, games, and plenty of crab! Click Read More for more details.
NAMI CC CEO Gigi Crowder Honored As Black Joy Icon
We’re pleased to share that NAMI CC CEO Gigi Crowder, L.E., was recently honored at Oakland’s Black Joy Parade’s “Icon Among Us” award, recognizing leaders dedicated to igniting change in the Bay Area.
Annual Holiday Christmas Day Distribution Outreach 2024
Join us for our 2024 Annual Holiday “Leave No One Behind” Christmas Day Outreach “Sock Distribution.” We will be sharing hope for those who are impacted by Mental Illness, especially those that Sleep Under the Stars*. Our focus is on making a life saving connection.
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service
Contra Costa County to Hold Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service on December 20, 2024. Join Virtually or In Person to Remember and Honor Lives Lost.
Nov 29: No Maintenance
We are announcing that our website will skip its usual weekly maintenance from 5:30 AM – 8:30 AM PT on 7/12.
Help Those who Sleep Underneath the Stars 2024
Donate to NAMI Contra Costa this Holiday Season to Help Those who Sleep Underneath the Stars.
The Mental Health Crisis Facing LGBTQ+ Women
Written by Gilian Foerster, a NAMI CC 2024 Intern. LGBTQ+ Women have unique struggles in their mental health that are unkown to most.
[Resolved] Website Issue
Dear visitors of NAMI Contra Costa, We have resolved the technical issues of connectivity and missing links, files, images, and media. Thank you for your patience!
Known Website Issue: Missing Information
Dear visitors of NAMI Contra Costa, We are experiencing some technical issues with our website that may cause some videos, images, and information to not display as intended or entirely. We thank you for your patience while we work through this issue.
National MH Day of Prayer Recap
If you couldn’t make it to our National Mental Health Day of Prayer, here’s your opportunity to catch up! In observance of Mental Health Day of Prayer, NAMI Contra Costa’s FaithNet Program lead an effort to bring a diverse interfaith group together on October 8, 2024. Read more for details.
4th Annual Know the Signs Event Recap
A recap for those who want to see it again or for those who couldn’t make it: on September 21, 2024, as part of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, NAMI Contra Costa hosted the 4th Annual “Know the Signs: Remembering Those We’ve Lost” event at Contra Loma Regional Park in Antioch. Watch and read it again…
My Experience Through the Eyes of Madness: Schizophrenia
When parents and loved ones of a psychosis sufferer ponders what they are going through there is no way to know–not by a long shot.