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A group designed to provide information to consumers, family and friends regarding medications in different diagnoses. This group will meet every other month with a different topic.
When:
January 17th, 2012 from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location:
Crestwood Healing Center, 550 Patterson Blvd., Pleasant Hill 94523.
Please proceed all the way to the back of the building.
Park in the back parking lot. Enter double doors and follow the
NAMI-CC sign.
For more information, contact the NAMI Office at 925-942-0767 or namicc@att.net
Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location:
Crestwood Healing Center, 550 Patterson Blvd., Pleasant Hill 94523.
Park in the back parking lot. Enter double doors and follow the
NAMI-CC sign.
Phone number: 925-942-0767
E-mail: namicc@att.net
The meeting doors open at 6:30 p.m. for library materials
checkout and there will be manned information tables to
talk about the various programs that may be able to help
you (Family to Family, Peer to Peer, Clubhouse, and NAMI
Walk Bay Area).
Steve Gallion is also having an ongoing fund-raiser selling
chocolates and candies. He will be selling them at the General
Meeting as well as other meetings. Funds go towards the
recreational fund.
Meetings are held at the
John Muir Medical Center-Concord Campus.
(Formerly Mt. Diablo Medical Center)
2540 East St., Concord 925-682-8200
Doors open at 6:30, meeting starts at 7:00
E-mail your questions to:
xnamicc@aol.com
You will be assured of an answer
when the meeting starts.
There is no cost to members
or the public.
For information on programs,
please call 925.683.8487.
Please click on the month to view that months featured guest(s) and topic(s). Since we plan our meetings months in advance, changes may occur at the last moment. Please check back frequently for last minute changes.
Steven Dale, a Walnut Creek attorney and a specialist in Special Needs Trusts will be the speaker at the January, 2012, General Meeting. There are several important reasons why NAMI families might wish to have a "Special Needs Trust".
A basic Martial Trust protects the family's privacy and avoids the expense of probate among other things, but without a "Special Needs" pocket in this trust, assets may pass directly to your disabled loved ones. This may cause ineligibility for SSI-SSP with its monthly cash benefit and its valuable medicine benefit which Medicare has not covered in the past. Steven Dale is a highly experienced attorney in these matters and will have much to share with us.
Philip Kader, Chief Probation Officer will discuss how to be supportive when your loved one is place on probation.
Currently, NAMI-CC is contracting with Car Donation Services, Inc,
a local company that has managed vehicle donations for over 15 years!
They use a variety of selling techniques so vehicles, on average, sell
for more, which means more money for us and a larger tax deduction for
you!
To donate your vehicle, please mention NAMI-CC when you call 1-888-686-4483
or donate on line at Car Donation Services. They make it fast and easy and provide you
with professional and courteous service throughout the process.
Once your vehicle is accepted, they will mail your donation receipt,
which includes the necessary tax information and reporting requirements
and the required DMV forms. Vehicles will be picked up within 5 working
days and they can handle rush donations, if necessary.
Thank you for your generous support!
Interested parties please contact Steve Gallion at:
sgallion@dnix.net or
925-691-5673
The Tuesday Support Group and the 3rd Monday Support Group
have combined into a new group. The group is facilitated
by Sharon Madison and Kay Derrico.
For more information,
e-mail xnamicc@aol.com or call 925.676.5771.
Location:
John Muir Hospital,
Walnut Creek Campus
Epstein Conference Room
1601 Ygnacio Valley Road
Walnut Creek
(Enter from La Casa Via St. side of campus for parking
garage.)
Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
The next Peer to Peer class starts on Saturday, January 28, 2012 in Pleasant Hill.
Application deadline is Friday, January20.
For information or to get an application for the next available class, please contact
Stacey Hoskins
(925) 497-4712
Michael Aiman
(925) 497-0711
The NAMI CC Office
(925) 942-0767
namicc@att.net
NAMI FaithNet is a new information resource for
faith communities, NAMI members and community partners and for clergy and congreations of all faith traditions who working together to create welcoming, supportive faith communities for individuals and families living with mental illness.
Contact: Kay Derrico
(925) 933-4012
kayderrico@comcast.net
NAMI Office
(925) 942-0767
You may drop in or attend regularly. All are welcomed. All writing levels welcomed.
Crestwood Healing Center, far back room by back parking
area. Call for room location, as it can be tricky to find.
550 Patterson, Pleasant Hill
Contact: Susan Medlin
(925) 957-5104 or
smedlin@hsd.cccounty.us
New Hope Support Group -
Offering support, education and resources to parents/caregivers of older teens and young adults diagnosed with a mood disorder, (bipolar, depression, anxiety and more).
Meets the 2nd Monday of the month at the Lafayette/Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive in Lafayette from 7-9pm.
Contact Annette 510-733-0577 or
Cyndy 925-362-9434 for more information.
Membership in the support group is free and open to the
community.
Dual Recovery Anonymous is a 12 Step self-help program
that is based on the principals of the Twelve Steps and
the experiences of men and women in recovery with a dual
diagnosis. The DRA program helps us recover from both our
chemical dependency and our emotional or psychiatric illness
by focusing on relapse prevention and actively improving
the quality of our lives. In a community of mutual support,
we learn to avoid the risks that lead back to alcohol and
drug use as well as reducing the symptoms of our emotional
or psychiatric illness.
Tuesdays 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm
John Muir Center for Recovery Classroom B
2730 Grant Street, Concord
Contact: 925.212.2241