In Honor of September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, NAMI CC’s General Meeting focuses on…

Free Virtual Behavioral Health Resources for Youth

When & Where

This meeting was held on Thursday, September 19, 2024 on Zoom.

Agenda

The General Meeting begins at 7 PM.

7 PM: NAMI CC Announcements
7:15 PM: Presentation Begins

Meeting Description

For our September General Meeting in Honor of September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Savannah Crippen, MPH, is invited to speak about free virtual health resources for youth. BrightLife Kids is a CalHOPE program, fully funded by the State of California, that supports the behavioral health of every family living in California with children ages 0-12. No insurance or referrals are required to access this modern, digital platform that includes live coaching support, personalized digital tools, and referrals to community resources.

NAMI CC Transitional Age Youth Coordinator Leo Li at NAMI CC will share the efforts we have in place to support the mental health of our youth. we provide the Ending the Silence (ETS) presentation, a 50-minute prevention and early intervention program for local middle school, high school, and college students. We engage them in discussions about early warning signs and mental health. Together with our multilingual Transitional Age Youth Hybrid support groups, we offer help in a confidential and safe environment for teens in need.

About the Speakers

Savannah is the community engagement lead for the Bay Area with BrightLife Kids. With a background in biological anthropology and a master’s degree in public health, she is a dedicated professional with expertise in community engagement, public health, and the promotion of virtual behavioral health programs. Leveraging her communication skills, creativity, and strategic thinking, she excels in fostering connections and driving positive change within diverse communities. Drawing from personal experiences with mental health and familial substance use disorders, she is driven to address these issues as public health concerns through prevention and early intervention.

Leo Li (Daisong Li), a 22-year-old senior student at UC Berkeley, is the FVSN Transitional Age Youth Peer Counselor & Coordinator. As a peer support specialist with lived experience in depression, he has over 2 years of mental health peer support experience, which helps him better support individuals and family members impacted by mental health challenges.

Victoria Fairchild and Bianca Connor from the Office of Consumer Empowerment will briefly share about applying for the county Service Provider Individualized Recovery Intensive Training program also known as SPIRIT for the 2025 year. For those interested in applying for the 2025 SPIRIT class, please click this link!

If you have Questions or Comments for our speakers during the presentation, you may contact Cri Campbell-Schine at cri@namicontracosta.org.

Closed Caption Translation is available in various languages for any of NAMI CC’s General Meetings on Zoom. Attendees can select the language of their choosing. RSVP to cri@namicontracosta.org by September 19, 2024 if you require audio language translation.