NAMI San Mateo County
The County’s Voice on Mental Illness
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Next General Meeting
May 23, 2012
6:30pm - Social and Announcements
7:00pm - Program
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation, 1300 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo
What's Happening at Cordilleras? - Carolyn Rapier, MA, MFT - Administrator, Cordilleras Mental Health Center
Cordilleras MHC serves 116 adults with chronic mental illness in 2 residential care settings at its site off Edgewood Road in Redwood City. The goal of Cordilleras is to allow people who might otherwise be in a state hospital to develop the skills and support needed to live in the community. Carolyn, in her new role as Administrator, will explain the updated focus on recovery in clinical services and the role Cordilleras plays in the county's overall system of care. We also hope to have Caren Weingart, Director of Social Work and Carla Phillips, Clinical Director, share information about the discharge planning and medical treatment at Cordilleras.
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. Create your own team or walk with San Mateo County's team, Never Walk Alone. Other SMC teams, Mighty Neurons and Nurses for a Better Tomorrow. 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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