July 20, 2023Summary For our July 2023 General Meeting, in honor of BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, NAMI Contra Costa Executive Director…
June 15, 2023In Honor of PRIDE Month, Hear from NAMI CC Staff Who Identify as LGBTQI+ Speakers Summary We recognized June as…
May 18, 2023In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, NAMI CC held its 4th Annual Community Change Agent Appreciation Awards at our…
February 16, 2023Black Minds Matter 2! Sharing Community Defined Strategies and Tools that if Implemented Could, with Funding, Improve Outcomes for African…
January 19, 2023An Interconnected Approach to Nutrition and Mental Health Speaker Kathy Maibaum-Perryman, Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor (CFNC) Summary Our January 2023…
December 15, 2022The NAMI CC Family Holiday Sing-Along Summary Although NAMI Contra Costa couldn't be with you physically during the holidays for…- November 17, 2022No One Cares About Crazy People Speaker Gail Freedman, Filmmaker Our film humanizes the face of serious mental illness (SMI)…
- October 20, 2022In this presentation from October 20, 2022, Dr. Vaibhav Diwadkar provided a working tutorial on how his group is attempting…
September 15, 2022Suicide Prevention Awareness Month NAMI Contra Costa’s Effort to Take Action with Suicide Awareness and Preventative Approaches Speakers Summary September…
August 18, 2022For our August General Meeting, NAMI Contra Costa enlightened attendees on how to get support for their loved ones in…- July 21, 2022Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Promoting Healing Through Creativity Speakers Talented Artist, Yanory NorwoodTari and Sage Loring, Local Edition Creative…
June 16, 2022For our special June monthly General Meeting recognizing PRIDE Month, Leslie Ewing shared the history of the LGBTQI+ movement in…
May 19, 20223rd Annual Mental Health Awareness Annual Awards and Recognition Over the last two months, NAMI CC asked members to submit…
April 21, 2022Updates on SB 803 and Other Current Mental Health Legislation Speaker Roberto Roman, Contra Costa Health Services, Office for Consumer…- March 10, 2022National Women’s History Month Special In Recognition of National Women's History Month --Contra Costa County Women Making a Difference in…
February 17, 2022For our February 2022 General Meeting, NAMI Contra Costa had Mental Health Friendly Communities Founders, Pastor Horacio Jones and our…
December 16, 2021NAMI CC Family Holiday Sing-A-Long Summary Although NAMI Contra Costa couldn’t be with you physically during the holidays for karaoke…
November 18, 2021Housing that Heals Quality, Affordable Housing Solutions for People with Serious Mental Illnesses Speakers Summary We came together for our…
July 15, 2021Addressing Disparities in Our Criminal Justice System Speaker Summary July was Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. For our General Meeting,…
June 17, 2021Join us for a special PRIDE month June NAMI CC virtual General Meeting as we featured Rainbow Community Center of…
May 20, 20212nd Annual Community Change Agent Awards and Appreciation Event Mental Health Awareness Annual Awards and Recognition Nomination Dinner Summary NAMI…
April 15, 2021Topics Summary In an effort to better respond to crises and avoid tragedies involving law enforcement, Contra Costa Health Services…- March 18, 2021Women’s History Month Special Speakers About the Speakers Milly Alvarez Milly Alvarez, LCSW, was the Program Director of Towne House…
February 18, 2021Black History Month Special Speaker Summary Wandah discussed the challenges of raising two African American sons who lived with mental…- January 21, 2021Armando Sandoval, BART Police Department Supervisor of Crisis Intervention and Community Outreach Programs, speaks on BART's plans to change the…
December 17, 2020NAMI CC Family Holiday Sing-A-Long Summary Although NAMI Contra Costa wasn’t with you physically during the holidays as we honored…- November 19, 2020Summary No Summary was documented for this general meeting.
September 17, 2020Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention Strategies Ask the Experts Speakers Summary The month of September is National Suicide Awareness Month.…- August 20, 2020Ask the Expert Coping with COVID-19 Speaker Allyson Mayo, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for Children Summary Allyson Mayo of…
