NAMI San Mateo County
 

For support group information please go to page 5 of our newsletter.

Next General Meeting

March 28, 2012

6:30pm - Social and Announcements

7:00pm - Program

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation, 1300 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo

Topic: How Food Can Affect Mood - Trudy Scott, CN

Trudy Scott is President of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals, a NAMI member, and the author of The Anti-Anxiety Food Solution: How the Foods You Eat Help You Calm Your Anxious Mind, Improve Your Mood, and End Cravings (available for purchase at bookstores and at the meeting). Her own experience with anxiety when she was in the computer industry, and her talk at the California NAMI convention was full of practical details relevant to everyone. See http://www.antianxietyfoodsolution.com/

NAMI meetings are free and open to the public.

SAVE THE DATE: June 2, 2012

The 2012 San Francisco Bay Area NAMI Walk will take place on Saturday, June 2 at Lindley Meadow, Golden Gate Park. Register Online at www.namiwalkSFbay.org.

Education Programs

Please contact our office at (650) 638-0800 about any of these popular programs.

Family to Family Education Program:

Free 12-week course offered by trained family member volunteers. This program is open to parents, spouses, siblings, and adult children of persons with mental illness.

The Peer to Peer Program:

Free 9-week program for persons with mental illness. These classes are taught by trained consumer mentors and are available throughout the county in the spring and fall.

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT):

A voluntary program is designed to help law enforcement deal with people with mental illness in our community. This is a collaborative effort with the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services and NAMI San Mateo County.

The Provider Education Program:

Offered to individuals who provide mental health services to people with mental illness. Classes are taught by trained family members and consumers.

In Our Own Voice:
Living with Mental Illness:

A recovery education presentation given by trained consumer presenters to groups of consumers, family members, community groups, colleges and professionals.

 

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