It’s always inspiring when community members write books to shed light on our experiences with mental health and how we can work together on solutions to improve lives. Here is the forward written by NAMI WLA Executive Director Erin R.
Mental Illness Awareness Month 2023: Message from Our Executive Director
Each year, during the first week of October, we join NAMI, other mental health organizations and agencies, and individuals and families working to improve mental health care and services for our loved ones and communities for Mental Illness Awareness Week
7 Days, 7 Ways to Make a Difference During Mental Illness Awareness Week
Each year, during the first week of October, we join NAMI and other mental health organizations and agencies, and individuals and families working to improve mental health care and services for our loved ones and communities for Mental Illness Awareness
ETS Training for August 2023
Are you interested in being a presenter for our Ending the Silence program? NAMI’s groundbreaking school program is designed to give students, teachers, and parents an opportunity to learn about mental mental health, with an informative presentation and discussion from
Message from Our Executive Director: July 2023
When I was on a recent Zoom call with NAMI National, I noticed the profile image NAMI’s Chief Information Officer used. See it here: an illustrated llama. I sent him a message telling him I liked his profile picture and he
One-On-One Peer Support for Individuals Living with Mental Health Conditions and Family Members
We are proud to be offering more support to our community members impacted by mental health conditions, with one-on-one peer support. Peer support workers are people (both those with lived experience and their family members) who have been successful in
CARE Act
Check back here for the most recent updates on CARE Act CARE (Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment) Court is a proposed framework to deliver mental health services to the most severely impaired Californians who too often languish – suffering in
Bebe Moore Campbell Minority Mental Health Month 2023
We join NAMI and other mental health organizations each year in marking Bebe Moore Campbell Minority Mental Health Month. Together we raise awareness of the unique struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities face regarding mental illness in the United
NAMI Opposition to Limits On Gender-Affirming Care
NAMI opposes public policies and laws that ban, limit or criminalize access to clinically appropriate gender-affirming care. Why We Care NAMI believes that no one should be subject to practices that can cause or worsen mental health symptoms. NAMI represents the
Pride Month 2023: Celebrating and Supporting the LBGTQ+ Community
Every June, we celebrate Pride Month and provide information on mental health and support for our LGBTQI+ communities. We join fellow NAMI affiliates in accentuating our commitment to unconditional support for the LGBTQ+ community, calling for increased awareness and action