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Ask the Experts Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention Strategies Speakers Summary The month of September is National Suicide Awareness Month. Therefore, the topic for NAMI Contra Costa’s General Meeting in September focused on suicide prevention. The Contra Costa Crisis Center was well-aware that COVID-19 and the continuing social distancing protocols were creating sustained stress in […]

Ask the Expert Coping with COVID-19 Speaker Allyson Mayo, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for Children Summary Allyson Mayo of Behavioral Fitness, LLC, discussed the role of behavioral health workforce development leading healthcare and caretakers during the pandemic as well as trans-generational stress and eco-anxiety. She provided resources in her discussion. NAMI CC Executive Director