If you couldn’t make it to our National Mental Health Day of Prayer, here’s your opportunity to catch up! In observance of Mental Health Day of Prayer, NAMI Contra Costa’s FaithNet Program lead an effort to bring a diverse interfaith group together on October 8, 2024. Read more for details.
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.
A recap for those who want to see it again or for those who couldn’t make it: on September 21, 2024, as part of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, NAMI Contra Costa hosted the 4th Annual “Know the Signs: Remembering Those We’ve Lost” event at Contra Loma Regional Park in Antioch. Watch and read it again here!
This September, Suicide Awareness Prevention Month, NAMI CC’s AAPI Team’s monthly online public presentation features our own team to discuss Youth Mental Health & Suicide Prevention!
A great time was held by all that attended NAMI Contra Costa’s Fall Volunteer Appreciation Celebration last Friday, September 13, 2024. Click Read More for Details.
Written by Kathy Maibaum-Perryman, CFNC – A deep passion for mental health and well-being. This month, Kathy talks about having fewer than 120 days left in the year and how to make the best of it with a call to join her in meeting your wellness goals.
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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As we continue into September, we at NAMI Contra Costa continue to raise mental health awareness and suicide prevention. On Tuesday, September 10, NAMI is calling grassroots advocates to support the Local 988 Response Act, a major priority bill to improve the routing of people calling the 988 Lifeline for help during a crisis.