NAMI San Mateo County
The County’s Voice on Mental Illness
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Next General Meeting
January 25, 2012
6:30pm - Social and Announcements
7:00pm - Program
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation, 1300 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo
Ask the Doctor: New Medications for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Speaker: Karen Hastik, MD
New medications for treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, including Safris, Latuda, and others, are cause for optimism, according to Dr. Karen Hastik, our speaker at our January 25 general meeting. Patients are experiencing faster and better symptom relief and fewer side effects.
Karen Hastik, MD received her medical training at UCSF and now works as Attending Psychiatrist at Cordilleras Mental Health Center in Redwood City, along with her psychotherapy practice in San Francisco.
Please join us to connect with friends and to learn from one of the best and brightest of our local psychiatrists. 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.
You are not alone in trying to understand and cope with mental illness! |
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The families and members of NAMI San Mateo County are here to help! We offer understanding to anyone concerned about mental illnesses and the treatment of mental illness in San Mateo County. Mental illnesses are brain disorders that are biologically based medical problems. Untreated, they can cause severe disturbances in thinking, feeling and relating. This results in substantially diminished capacity for dealing with the ordinary demands of life. Mental illness can affect persons of any age and occur in any family. They are not caused by bad parenting and not evidence of weakness of character. Please read our Our MissionNAMI San Mateo County was founded in 1974 and continues to be dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with mental illness and their families through support, education, and advocacy. Our goalsOur goals are to:
Our VisionIn our envisioned future mental illness will no longer thwart a person's fulfillment of his or her potential. With early pinpoint diagnoses, interventions and targeted medications and services there is no pervasive disability. Ultimately, we envision a day when prevention or a cure is found. NAMI San Mateo County Receives Second Grant From the Sequoia Healthcare District GrantOn June 7, 2011, NAMI co-president Mike Stimson and past president Steve Way, gratefully accepted a portion of a $20,000 Caring Community Grant awarded NAMI San Mateo from the Sequoia Healthcare District. This is NAMI’s second grant to be used toward education, support and outreach. The Sequoia Health Care District, through the district’s grant-making program, seeks to leverage district assets and make significant contributions to the health of the community. Grants are made on a competitive basis to nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies concerned with the healthcare needs of the residents of the southern part of San Mateo County. NAMI San Mateo once again requested and received grant funding to assist with our educational programs and support and outreach within the community, all of which are offered throughout the county at no cost to those receiving the services. The ultimate goal is to demystify and de-stigmatize serious mental illness in youth and adults. For more information on the Sequoia Healthcare District please visit their website at www.sequioahealthcaredistrict.com Come visit us at our office
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