NAMI CONTRA COSTA
Contra Costa's Voice on Mental Illness
NAMI Contra Costa
P.O. Box 21247
Concord, CA 94521
(925) 465-3864
xnamicc@aol.com
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The Clubhouse
Friday Night Dinner and Social
Join the Clubhouse staff, members, family and friends as we host our Friday Night Dinner and Social.
Every Friday evening from 4pm - 8pm, the Clubhouse will be serving up some wonderful meals.
Please come in, take a look at the Clubhouse, meet our members and staff and see how we are helping the mentally
ill in community find a place where they are welcome and want to be!
View Google Maps of the Clubhouse here.
***Please call the Clubhouse, (925) 691-4276, if you plan to come to the Clubhouse for social time, so that we may prepare for enough food.***
In Our Own Voice
To find out more about In Our Own Voice, please visit their webpage.
NAMI of Contra Costa County
NAMI-CC General Meeting January 15, 2008
Daniel Fortuna, Director, Benefits Education Center
The Fundamentals of Social Security
and Winning the initial claim.
The speaker at the January General Meeting, Thursday, January 15
will be Daniel Fortuna. Daniel has a unique ability to present complex
information in accessible language. He has been doing just that for
a decade and a half at the Benefits Educational Center in San Francisco.
He is the founder of that organization.
Through the years he has developed and presented training sessions in
12 states as well as conducted many training sessions with the Social
Security Administration.
The meeting doors open at 6:30 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).
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.
Future Featured Guests and Topics
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.
For more information, please contact Kay Derrico at
925-933 4012 or kayderrico@comcast.net
February
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Anxiety Disorders
Dr. Robin Zasio, Director, Anxiety Treatment
Center, Sacramento and Jeff Bell, KCBS radio anchor,
2:00-7:00 pm.
Bell is the author of Rewind, Replay, Repeat
which is in the NAMI-CC library. It is fast becoming
a classic on the dilemma of OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder).
March
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Mindfulness and Centering Strategies to Enhance Therapy
Dr. James Bramson, Clinical Psychologist. Also, Barbara Kaplan, certified yoga teacher and health educator.
April
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Talk Therapy:
How It Helps People With Severe Mental Illness
Judy Feins, MSW, LCSW, Psychotherapist, Berkeley.
May
Thursday, May 21, 2009
PLAN of California
(Planned Lifetime Assistance Network)
Special needs trusts. Julie Hoffman
June
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Featured guest(s) and topic(s) to be announced
July
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Featured guest(s) and topic(s) to be announced
August
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Veterans and Mental Health
Carol Salacka, MSN, Psychologist. Concord Veterans Center, Readjustment Counseling Services.
Donate Your Vehicle to NAMI-CC
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!
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
Support group meets on the second Monday of the month at 7pm
Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church
49 Knox Drive, Lafayette
Membership in the support group is free and open to the community.