Get ready to attend our May 2025 General Meeting, where we celebrate 2025 Change Agents, a Celebration for Individuals/and other Entities Making an Extraordinary Difference in Improving Mental Health Outcomes!
Get ready to attend our April 2025 General Meeting, where we invite Contra Costa Public Defenders to discuss the process of decriminalization for individuals living with a medical condition.
Get ready to attend our March 2025 General Meeting, where a variety of accomplished peer women discuss their wellness journey and achievements in honor of Women’s History Month. Click “Read More” for details.
Get ready to attend our February 2025 General Meeting, where Dr. Nicholas Rosenlicht, MD, talks about the topic: “What’s Wrong With the Mental Health System of Care?” This meeting will be held live, in-person at John Muir Health. Click “Read More” for details.
Get ready to attend our January 2025 General Meeting, where Gigi Crowder, CEO, and La Tanyua Brown-Thompson, President, share about our current programs and accomplishments of 2024.
Thank you for being an active participant in our General Meetings. We are announcing that there will be no December general meeting for 2024. Instead, we will be hosting our annual holiday party in lieu of our usual sing-a-long. Come join us for the festivities!
Get ready to attend our November 2024 General Meeting Mental Health Speaker Series about the next steps in preparing for CARE Court led by NAMI CC Staff, allies, and attendees. They will debrief about the October 25th Care Court Information and Listening Session and discuss other news at NAMI CC.
Get ready to attend our October 2024 General Meeting Mental Health Speaker Series about the Basics of Special Needs Planning led by Attorney Ellen Cookman. She will cover Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts and about how you and your family can use them as well as other topics. Click “Watch Now” for the video.
Get ready to attend our September (Suicide Prevention Awareness Month) 2024 General Meeting Mental Health Speaker Series. In Honor of September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Savannah Crippen, MPH, and NAMI CC TAY Coordinator Leo Li will speak about current interventions available to youth.
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Get ready to attend our LIVE, In-person August 2024 General Meeting Mental Health Speaker Series. In Honor of August as National Wellness Month, NAMI CC Presents Suggestions for Prioritizing Self-Care, Reducing Stress, and Creating Healthier Habits to Maximize Wellness in Our Lives. Click Read More for Details. *Video added*
Tune in for our July 2024 General Meeting Mental Health Speaker Series: BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month. *Meeting Recording Now Available*
Tune in for our June 2024 General Meeting Mental Health Speaker Series: Housing that Heals Follow Up! *Meeting Recording Now Added*
There is no general meeting for the Month of May. Instead, join us for our “A Look Into the Future Event” on May 22nd!
Tune in for our April 2024 General Meeting Mental Health Speaker Series: The Benefits of Companion Pets on Mental Wellness!
NAMI CC Presents March 2024 General Meeting: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE; An Introduction to Employment Laws Protecting Individuals with Disabilities and Their Loved Ones. Click Read More for Meeting Information.
Video, notes, and slides now available! Treatment Not Tents – How Prop 1 Will Help Our Loved Ones
How to Support My Child or Adolescent Living with ADHD Hosted by NAMI Contra Costa on January 18, 2024 Our
Summary For our December 2023 General Meeting, we hosted our Virtual Family Holiday Sing-Along party with novice and professional singers.
Speakers Summary Nearly 1 in 4 active duty members showed signs of a mental health condition, according to a 2014
Speakers Summary Our October 2023 General Meeting was held on October 19, 2023 at 7 pm over Zoom. It featured
Summary For our September 2023 General Meeting, we invited client and family member perspectives on how the A3 Miles Hall
Focusing on Youth Mental Health: How to Best Support Students as they Return Back to School Summary As the new
Valuing Diversity: Developing Cultural Humility in Mental Health Outreach and Engagement In Honor of July as BIPOC Mental Health Awareness
In Honor of PRIDE Month, Hear from NAMI CC Staff Who Identify as LGBTQI+ Speakers Summary We recognized June as
2023 Change Agent Appreciation Award Nominations for Individuals/Organizations Making an Extraordinary Difference in Improving Mental Health Outcomes Summary In honor
Black Minds Matter 2! Sharing Community Defined Strategies and Tools that if Implemented Could, with Funding, Improve Outcomes for African
An Interconnected Approach to Nutrition and Mental Health Speaker Kathy Maibaum-Perryman, Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor (CFNC) Summary Our January 2023
The NAMI CC Family Holiday Sing-Along Summary Although NAMI Contra Costa couldn’t be with you physically during the holidays for
No One Cares About Crazy People Speaker Gail Freedman Summary Several community members joined NAMI Contra Costa on November 17,
Speaker Vaibhav Diwadkar, Ph.D Summary Schizophrenia is the most challenging of behavioral health conditions. Treatment and management of symptoms place
