Welcome to our NAMI Alameda County South affiliate website.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness.
If this is an emergency please call 911 and ask for a CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) trained officer.
You are not alone!
We were just approved as a new NAMI affiliate by NAMI National
on March 16, 2012. (New Website under construction)
We are excited about our plans to implement many of the NAMI Signature Education Programs and other NAMI Programs to meet our local community's mental health needs. With caregiver programs in English established, we will be focusing on implementing NAMI programs with consumer participation and those to meet ethnic and cultural needs of our community.
We completed two Family to Family classes in 2012 and plan to offer a minimum of 3 NAMI Family to Family Classes in English/year in South County starting in 2013.
We have completed 2 NAMI Family to Family Classes this year and our third is scheduled to start on August 29, 2013 from 6:30 to 9:00pm.
In the meantime, you can check the National and California State websites for programs offered by other near by Affiliates.
Current programs in Mandarin Chinese are:
o NAMI Chinese Monthly Education Meetings implemented
on April 24, 2012.
o NAMI Chinese Monthly Caregiver Support Group Meetings implemented
on May 21, 2012.
Look for NAMI Family to Family Classes in Mandarin Chinese in April 2013.
Click on the Chinese tab at the top of this page for more details on our programs in Chinese.
Our first IOOV (In Our Own Voice) presentation was made at JGPP (John George Psychiatric Pavilion) in San Leandro on June 7, 2012 in Unit C. In the month of June 2012, we made 7 IOOV presentations at JGPP acute care, one at Villa Fairmont sub-acute care and one at Fairmont Psychiatric Outpatient to 184 loved ones, caregivers and providers in a total of 9 presentations. This was accomplished with the support of NAMI Santa Clara County. For the most part, all evaluations were exceptional.
We are now making IOOV presentations to the John George Psychiatric Hospital's new hire staff on a montly basis. If interested in attending one of these presentations, place contact us for the next date and time of available presentation.
Programs planned for implementation by NAMI ACS are Peer to Peer in both English and Spanish. We have trained a Parents and Teachers as Allies team and "Ending the Silences" teams.
We are bringing "Ending the Silence" to high schools in Fremont, Union City, Hayward and Oakland. Also, we are conduction ETS presentations at the College of Alameda. Contact us for more information about this program.
We had a very successful NAMIWalk in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on June 2, 2012. Net Walk proceeds of $10,782.82 were disbursed to us.
We had a great walked in Golden Gate Park on June 1, 2013.
As you know, our education programs are offered to participants at no cost to them. It is through your financial and volunteer support that we bring these much needed NAMI Programs to our community.
You can help fund our NAMI Programs and address stigma by walking for us.
Teams walking for are affiliate are by team name, team captain and link:
Johnny's Crew, Elizabeth Mireles, http://namiwalks.nami.org/johnnycrew
Minds In Motion, Jenny Doying, http://namiwalks.nami.org/mindsinmotion
Walkers of Hope, Yolanda Garcia-Martinez, http://namiwalks.nami.org/WalkersofHope
Steppin 4 Momo, Michele Wms-Smith, http://namiwalks.nami.org/Steppin4Momo
JGPH Walks for Wellness, Elisse Sliwinksi, http://namiwalks.nami.org/JGPHwalksforwellness
Purple Monkey Yoga, Rabecca Gatanis, http://namiwalks.nami.org/pmy
Finding the Hope, Lowah Hu, http://namiwalks.nami.org/FindingTheHope
Fremont Hospital Care(s), Kristine Bazalar, http://namiwalks.nami.org/FremontHospital
Donation to walker on the teams above will be accepted through July 22, 2013
You may find additional NAMI support through other NAMI local affiliates, in particular, through the other 3 NAMI affiliates in Alameda County:
NAMI Alameda County Office Located in Oakland, CA
NAMI East Bay Office Located in Albany, CA
NAMI Tri-Valley Serving the Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin area
In addition to our local affiliates, you may find more information about NAMI and our programs by clicking on the following:
NAMI California and NAMI National
In Addition to NAMI, FERC (Family Education and Resource Center) a program of the Mental Health Association of Alameda County can provide you with valuable information and resources.
Please stay tuned as we develop this site to inform you of additional local services and programming.
NAMI Alameda County South
PO Box 7302
Fremont, CA 94537
510-378-1578
NAMIacs@gmail.com
The National Alliance on Mental Illness.
If this is an emergency please call 911 and ask for a CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) trained officer.
You are not alone!
We were just approved as a new NAMI affiliate by NAMI National
on March 16, 2012. (New Website under construction)
We are excited about our plans to implement many of the NAMI Signature Education Programs and other NAMI Programs to meet our local community's mental health needs. With caregiver programs in English established, we will be focusing on implementing NAMI programs with consumer participation and those to meet ethnic and cultural needs of our community.
We completed two Family to Family classes in 2012 and plan to offer a minimum of 3 NAMI Family to Family Classes in English/year in South County starting in 2013.
We have completed 2 NAMI Family to Family Classes this year and our third is scheduled to start on August 29, 2013 from 6:30 to 9:00pm.
In the meantime, you can check the National and California State websites for programs offered by other near by Affiliates.
Current programs in Mandarin Chinese are:
o NAMI Chinese Monthly Education Meetings implemented
on April 24, 2012.
o NAMI Chinese Monthly Caregiver Support Group Meetings implemented
on May 21, 2012.
Look for NAMI Family to Family Classes in Mandarin Chinese in April 2013.
Click on the Chinese tab at the top of this page for more details on our programs in Chinese.
Our first IOOV (In Our Own Voice) presentation was made at JGPP (John George Psychiatric Pavilion) in San Leandro on June 7, 2012 in Unit C. In the month of June 2012, we made 7 IOOV presentations at JGPP acute care, one at Villa Fairmont sub-acute care and one at Fairmont Psychiatric Outpatient to 184 loved ones, caregivers and providers in a total of 9 presentations. This was accomplished with the support of NAMI Santa Clara County. For the most part, all evaluations were exceptional.
We are now making IOOV presentations to the John George Psychiatric Hospital's new hire staff on a montly basis. If interested in attending one of these presentations, place contact us for the next date and time of available presentation.
Programs planned for implementation by NAMI ACS are Peer to Peer in both English and Spanish. We have trained a Parents and Teachers as Allies team and "Ending the Silences" teams.
We are bringing "Ending the Silence" to high schools in Fremont, Union City, Hayward and Oakland. Also, we are conduction ETS presentations at the College of Alameda. Contact us for more information about this program.
We had a very successful NAMIWalk in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on June 2, 2012. Net Walk proceeds of $10,782.82 were disbursed to us.
We had a great walked in Golden Gate Park on June 1, 2013.
As you know, our education programs are offered to participants at no cost to them. It is through your financial and volunteer support that we bring these much needed NAMI Programs to our community.
You can help fund our NAMI Programs and address stigma by walking for us.
Teams walking for are affiliate are by team name, team captain and link:
Johnny's Crew, Elizabeth Mireles, http://namiwalks.nami.org/johnnycrew
Minds In Motion, Jenny Doying, http://namiwalks.nami.org/mindsinmotion
Walkers of Hope, Yolanda Garcia-Martinez, http://namiwalks.nami.org/WalkersofHope
Steppin 4 Momo, Michele Wms-Smith, http://namiwalks.nami.org/Steppin4Momo
JGPH Walks for Wellness, Elisse Sliwinksi, http://namiwalks.nami.org/JGPHwalksforwellness
Purple Monkey Yoga, Rabecca Gatanis, http://namiwalks.nami.org/pmy
Finding the Hope, Lowah Hu, http://namiwalks.nami.org/FindingTheHope
Fremont Hospital Care(s), Kristine Bazalar, http://namiwalks.nami.org/FremontHospital
Donation to walker on the teams above will be accepted through July 22, 2013
You may find additional NAMI support through other NAMI local affiliates, in particular, through the other 3 NAMI affiliates in Alameda County:
NAMI Alameda County Office Located in Oakland, CA
NAMI East Bay Office Located in Albany, CA
NAMI Tri-Valley Serving the Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin area
In addition to our local affiliates, you may find more information about NAMI and our programs by clicking on the following:
NAMI California and NAMI National
In Addition to NAMI, FERC (Family Education and Resource Center) a program of the Mental Health Association of Alameda County can provide you with valuable information and resources.
Please stay tuned as we develop this site to inform you of additional local services and programming.
NAMI Alameda County South
PO Box 7302
Fremont, CA 94537
510-378-1578
NAMIacs@gmail.com