NAMI Contra Costa
P.O. Box 21247
Concord, CA 94521

(925) 465-3864
xnamicc@aol.com

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Free Bowling Night
Monday, August 23rd

We are hosting a free bowling night on Monday, August 23rd at Diablo Bowl (1500 Monument Blvd., Concord.)

Included are 2 lines of bowling, shoe rental, pizza and a drink. There will also be in-house prizes for the 2 best bowling scores. There is no cost to this but you must sign up by e-mailing Steve Gallion at sgallion@dnix.net or call him at (925) 691-5673 to get on the list.

The bowling spots will be limited according to the dollars we raised at the July fundraisers at Johnny Rockets and Red Robin Restaurants at the Sun Valley Mall. Therefore, please reserve your spot early!

No drop-ins please.


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Clubhouse of Contra Costa


Frequently Asked Questions


What is NAMI Contra Costa?

NAMI Contra Costa is the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). NAMI-CC provides educational resources, supportive groups and information to help people with mental illnesses and their loved ones get the support and help they need.


What services do you have?

NAMI-CC has a variety of support and educational groups available. In addition, there are other support groups available not affiliated with NAMI-CC. For a listing of groups available, please visit our Support Groups and Calendar pages for more information.
Some groups/services have their own pages; please visit the In Our Own Voice, New Hope Bi-Polar Groups and Family-to-Family for more information.


I would like to research the mental illness and medications. What resources are available to me?

This website includes information to help people understand mental illnesses and therapeutic medications. Our Mental Illness page is brief overview of what a mental illness entails and general facts about them. For specific mental illnesses, please visit NAMI National's webpage on mental illnesses.

Our Unbiased Medication Information page has many links to websites were you can research medications and download information. Each link on the Unbiased Medication Information page is followed by a brief summary of what to find on that website, to help you expedite your research.


How can I get involved in my loved one's treatment and help them get the most of the mental health system?

NAMI's Family-to-Family is the most comprehensive class around to help empower you to help your loved one. Family-to-Family is a 12 week course which takes place 4 times a year. (The starting class information is always posted in the left column.) Classes take place in both Central and West County.

In addition, please download our Survival Guide. This 8 step guide will help you be your loved one's best and most powerful advocate.

You can also download our AB1424 Cover Letter and Form to help document your loved one's history and Release of Confidentiality Form so you can get information concerning your loved.


Please click on each header for more information.

Family to Family


New Family to Family Classes starting in September.



Contact Thomas Cloney at 510.705.2608 or Famtofamcc@gmail. com


Tuesday Support Group

The First Tuesday Support Group is now in its 10th year of helping people. It is a very effective resource that can organize you and send you in the direction you need to help your loved one.

E-mail your questions to:
xnamicc@aol.com
You will be assured of an answer when the group meets.

Location:
Hillcrest Congregational Church
404 Gregory Lane
Pleasant Hill
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
For more information please contact:
Dave Kahler at xnamicc@aol.com or
925-676-5771


Join NAMI-CC Today

If your family has a problem with mental illness,
JOIN NAMI-CC TODAY!
You will get information, education and support
.Now!

NAMI-CC is effective and immediate. Download the application form, send it by e-mail or snail-mail, and you will have put a process in motion that will change the life of you and your loved one
...forever!


New Hope Support Group

The New Hope Support Group meets on the second Monday of the month at 7pm.

New Hope is a support group for parents of children diagnosed with neurobehavioral problems (mental health diagnoses including depression, anxiety, bipolar, OCD and more). We provide ongoing education and support at monthly meetings held at the Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church at 49 Knox Drive in Lafayette from 7-9pm.

For more information, contact
Joani deVries 925-962-9952
or Annette Seelig 510-733-0577.

Membership in the support group is free and open to the community.


Dual Recovery Anonymous

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: Zula 925.212.2241



PSYCH EMERGENCY NOW HAS DIRECT E-MAIL LINE

The CSU (Psych Emergency) now has it's own direct e-mail address making it possible to send e-mails to the unit instead of faxing the information. Most residences don't have a fax machine.

It has long been a dilemma to the Psych Emergency staff to receive patients and have only limited information to begin their evaluation with.

Advocacy groups like NAMI Contra Costa have instructed their members to develop and have in their files a "One Page Summary" that would give a receiving staff member considerable information on an incoming patient.

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