Hosts: Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty
Guest: Zee Dankworth, NAMI San Fernando Valley & Santa Clarita
Topic: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Listen in on Families in Action on Mondays at 12PM with Cary Quashen to gain helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents.
Listen to all of Families in Action’s podcast’s here!
Families in Action: May 23, 2016
“Over 4 million people a month admit to driving drunk on the highways.” – Michael Dougherty
Wednesday, May 25th at College of the Canyons, a psychiatrist will be in a classroom open to the public to “Ask A Psychiatrist” any question anyone may have.
Family to Family – Starting June 8, a 12 week class for families to learn about mental health conditions
2nd and 4th Monday’s at Real Life Church – Mental health meetings
Taken from nami.org
“NAMI is a nation-wide organization, you can find it in every state.” – Zee Dankworth
- If you know somebody or you are considering suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255
Who We Are – NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation’s leading voice on mental health. Today, we are an association of hundreds of local affiliates, state organizations and volunteers who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need. NAMI relies on gifts and contributions to support our important work.
What We Do We – educate. Offered in thousands of communities across America through our NAMI State Organizations and NAMI Affiliates, our education programs ensure hundreds of thousands of families, individuals and educators get the support and information they need. We advocate. NAMI shapes the national public policy landscape for people with mental illness and their families and provides grassroots volunteer leaders with the tools, resources and skills necessary to save mental health in all states.
We listen. Our toll-free NAMI HelpLine allows us to respond personally to hundreds of thousands of requests each year, providing free referral, information and support—a much-needed lifeline for many. We lead. Public awareness events and activities, including Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW), NAMIWalks and other efforts, successfully combat stigma and encourage understanding. NAMI works with reporters on a daily basis to make sure our country understands how important mental health is. – See more at: https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI#sthash.kJDbVFTN.dpuf