NAMI San Mateo County
The County’s Voice on Mental Illness
General Meeting
Health Services Building
225 37th Ave., Room 100
San Mateo
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
6:30 PM Meeting (no buffet this time)
7:00 PM Film Showing, with popcorn and sodas
8:00 PM Discussion
SUMMER MOVIE NIGHT!
When Medicine Got It Wrong
Documentary film about the founding of NAMI
By Katie Cadigan and Laura Murray
When Medicine Got It Wrong is the groundbreaking story of a small group of loving and courageous parents (including some from our own local NAMI chapter) who rocked the halls of psychiatry in the 1970's by publicly refuting the then popular theory that parents (especially mothers) were to blame for causing their children to have schizophrenia. Their activism helped revolutionize understanding, treatment, and brain research, and their stories reveal the origins of the tragic state of mental health care today.
Bring your family and friends to enjoy popcorn and sodas and be inspired by the story of NAMI's beginnings. After the film, we'll have a discussion and surprise "celebrity" guests.
Everyone who supports NAMI's mission - to improve the quality of life for people with mental illnesses and their families - is warmly invited and encouraged to attend.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
August 21-22, 2009 - NAMI California Annual Conference will be held at the Torrance Marriott South Bay. Visit namica.org for more details
September 10, 2009 - 12th Annual Vitae Golf Tournament. Golfers and auction items needed. Call the NAMI office for more details.
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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. Come visit us at our office
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