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Community Member Sharing: Jack Bragen
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Concord Awards $1.6m Grant to Caminar for Unsheltered with Serious Mental Illness
How to Improve Mental Health in Schools
1st California Screening of No One Cares About Crazy People
How to Treat and Handle Dual Diagnosis
Mental Health and the Legal System: Alternatives to Incarceration
NAMI CC in Motion 2025 Recap
Remembering Former Supervisor Federal Glover
About TD Awareness Week 2025
Recognizing TD Awareness Week 2025
NAMI CC AAPI Team’s Articles on WeChat!
Gigi is California Woman of the Year
Crochet Class in May!
NAMI CC CEO Nominated California Woman of the Year
Crab Feed 2025 Event Recap
NAMI CC CEO Gigi Crowder Honored As Black Joy Icon
Annual Holiday Christmas Day Distribution Outreach 2024
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service
Nov 29: No Maintenance
Help Those who Sleep Underneath the Stars 2024
The Mental Health Crisis Facing LGBTQ+ Women
[Resolved] Website Issue
Known Website Issue: Missing Information
National MH Day of Prayer Recap
4th Annual Know the Signs Event Recap
My Experience Through the Eyes of Madness: Schizophrenia
Mental Health Presentation by Jacob Parker Recap
Fall Volunteer Appreciation Event Recap
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You’re Invited: Safe to Share Input Monthly Meeting
January 16, 2026
Family Member and Peer Advocates: Join NAMI CC's very own "Safe Place to Share" Input Monthly Meeting. We will rely…
Community Member Sharing: Jack Bragen
November 3, 2025
This week, a community member stepped forward and asked if we could share his story and perspective on mental health…
Community Member Sharing: Mei Sze
October 15, 2025
For Mental Health Awareness Week, a community member stepped forward and asked if we could share her perspective on mental…
Concord Awards $1.6m Grant to Caminar for Unsheltered with Serious Mental Illness
September 16, 2025
Great News! Caminar was recently awarded a $1.6 million grant to reduce homelessness for individuals with severe mental illness (SMI)…
How to Improve Mental Health in Schools
September 15, 2025
Written by Grace Dallarda, a NAMI CC 2025 Summer Intern. How can we improve mental health literacy and sharpen academic…
1st California Screening of No One Cares About Crazy People
September 12, 2025
Join us for the 1st California Screening of No One Cares About Crazy People film by Gail Freedman, coming soon…
How to Treat and Handle Dual Diagnosis
August 1, 2025
Written by Apurva Varakhedi, a NAMI CC 2025 Summer Intern. Dual Diagnosis is a combination of diagnoses and is one…
Mental Health and the Legal System: Alternatives to Incarceration
July 18, 2025
Written by Isabella Pacho, a NAMI CC 2025 Summer Intern. What alternatives to incarceration exist for individuals who are impacted…
NAMI CC in Motion 2025 Recap
May 23, 2025
If you weren't able to attend 2025 NAMI CC In Motion Countywide Mental Health Awareness Resource Fair held on Saturday…
Remembering Former Supervisor Federal Glover
May 19, 2025
NAMI CC is saddened to hear of former Supervisor Federal Glover's passing, on Sunday, May 18th, 2025. He was a…
About TD Awareness Week 2025
May 7, 2025
The first full week of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth is #TDAwarenessWeek. Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is an involuntary movement disorder associated with the use…
Recognizing TD Awareness Week 2025
May 4, 2025
NAMI CC is proud to recognize May 4-10, 2025, as Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) Awareness Week to reduce stigma and empower…
NAMI CC AAPI Team’s Articles on WeChat!
April 29, 2025
Follow our NAMI CC official WeChat account for articles on various mental health topics, all written in Chinese! 看NAMI CC中文部想的文章吧!
Gigi is California Woman of the Year
April 11, 2025
Assemblywoman Anamarie Avila Farias nominated our CEO, Gigi R. Crowder, L.E., for "California Woman of the Year" for Assembly District…
Crochet Class in May!
April 4, 2025
Join us for a crochet class in May led by our very own volunteer, Nancy! Engaging in arts and crafts…
NAMI CC CEO Nominated California Woman of the Year
March 7, 2025
Assemblywoman Anamarie Avila Farias nominated our CEO, Gigi R. Crowder, L.E., for "California Woman of the Year" for Assembly District…
Crab Feed 2025 Event Recap
March 6, 2025
Thank you for joining us this year for our annual Crab Feed fundraising event! We enjoyed spending the cherished evening…
NAMI CC CEO Gigi Crowder Honored As Black Joy Icon
February 24, 2025
We're pleased to share that NAMI CC CEO Gigi Crowder, L.E., was recently honored at Oakland's Black Joy Parade’s “Icon…
Annual Holiday Christmas Day Distribution Outreach 2024
December 10, 2024
Join us for our 2024 Annual Holiday "Leave No One Behind" Christmas Day Outreach "Sock Distribution." We will be sharing…
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service
December 2, 2024
Contra Costa County to Hold Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service on December 20, 2024. Join Virtually or In Person to Remember…
Nov 29: No Maintenance
November 29, 2024
We are announcing that our website will skip its usual weekly maintenance from 5:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT on…
Help Those who Sleep Underneath the Stars 2024
November 12, 2024
Donate to NAMI Contra Costa this Holiday Season to Help Those who Sleep Underneath the Stars.
The Mental Health Crisis Facing LGBTQ+ Women
November 6, 2024
Written by Gilian Foerster, a NAMI CC 2024 Intern. LGBTQ+ Women have unique struggles in their mental health that are…
[Resolved] Website Issue
October 30, 2024
Dear visitors of NAMI Contra Costa, We have resolved the technical issues of connectivity and missing links, files, images, and…
Known Website Issue: Missing Information
October 30, 2024
Dear visitors of NAMI Contra Costa, We are experiencing some technical issues with our website that may cause some videos,…
National MH Day of Prayer Recap
October 11, 2024
If you couldn't make it to our National Mental Health Day of Prayer, here's your opportunity to catch up! In…
4th Annual Know the Signs Event Recap
September 25, 2024
A recap for those who want to see it again or for those who couldn't make it: on September 21,…
My Experience Through the Eyes of Madness: Schizophrenia
September 24, 2024
When parents and loved ones of a psychosis sufferer ponders what they are going through there is no way to…
Mental Health Presentation by Jacob Parker Recap
September 21, 2024
In case you missed it, now you can watch the NAMI CC Mental Health Presentation, a Conversation led by Jacob…
Fall Volunteer Appreciation Event Recap
September 19, 2024
A great time was held by all that attended NAMI Contra Costa’s Fall Volunteer Appreciation Celebration last Friday, September 13,…
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