2022

The NAMI CC Family Holiday Sing-Along Summary Although NAMI Contra Costa couldn’t be with you physically during the holidays for karaoke and desserts as we were honoring COVID protocol, we were there virtually this year. For our December General Meeting, we hosted a Virtual Family Holiday Sing-Along party with novice and professional singers. As was […]

Speaker Vaibhav Diwadkar, Ph.D Summary Schizophrenia is the most challenging of behavioral health conditions. Treatment and management of symptoms place extraordinary psychological, physical and financial burdens on patients and their families. One reason why schizophrenia remains a challenge is that the illness’ bases in brain function are poorly understood. A lack of access to data

Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Promoting Healing Through Creativity Speakers Talented Artist, Yanory NorwoodTari and Sage Loring, Local Edition Creative Summary NAMI Contra Costa was excited to announce its July General Meeting with a focus on Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Local Edition Creative founders Tari and Sage Loring discussed their recent collaboration with their

Recognizing PRIDE Month, Honoring the LGBTQI+ Community Speaker Summary For our special June monthly General Meeting recognizing PRIDE Month, Leslie Ewing shared the history of the LGBTQI+ movement in the Bay Area. Leslie shared her LGBTQI+ and AIDS activism career with us. She currently serves on the board of the National AIDS Memorial. Leslie’s LGBTQI+

3rd Annual Mental Health Awareness Annual Awards and Recognition Over the last two months, NAMI CC asked members to submit their nominees for Community Change Agent Awards, with the intent to recognize sixteen (16) community members/organizations who made an extraordinary difference and improved the quality of lives by supporting people and/or their families with mental