Tagged With "Mental"

Hi Sacramentans - I'd like to share about the NAMI walk. Always held on the first Saturday in May, it has been occurring for 6 or 7 years. I have been walking or leading a team the last 3. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. They are nationwide, and we do have a chapter in Sacramento. It is the same as many 5K walks these days - fundraising for their cause. Mental illness (or mental health conditions) reach across all boundaries - economic, age, gender, race. 1 in 4 people are...

    Get trained and certified in YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA)   You could save a life.  Community members, teachers, youth workers, and parents in 11 high-need Sacramento County neighborhoods will be trained in Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) , at no cost to participants , through a 3-year project funded by a "Now is the Time" Project AWARE Community Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  YMHFA is an...

PESI is the leader in continuing education seminars, conferences, in-house training, webcasts and products for mental health professionals. They are offering a trauma informed yoga information for mental health practitioners to our area. When: Monday, January 16, 2017 at 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Where: CROWNE PLAZA SACRAMENTO NORTHEAST, 5321 DATE AVENUE SACRAMENTO,CA 95841 Cost: $219.99 Single Registration $199.99 Single Registration Advance Price (ends 12/27/2016) $199.99 2+ Group Rate: per person...

Thanks for posting this information, Daniel. Here is a recent article that stresses reasons for people to become more aware of mental health issues, specifically through mental health first aid training: http://youthtoday.org/2016/02/...ce-is-our-best-shot/

Hi Gail, I'm one of the new instructors for Youth Mental Health First Aid in our community and I'm excited to be involved in bringing the training to our community. Great article, thanks for sharing.

Hi Janice, Thank you for letting us know about this walk. NAMI is an incredible organization, and I would love to join you on next year's walk. Lisa

The County of Sacramento is seeking community input on alternatives to calling 911 in a behavioral health crisis. Behavioral Health Services is hosting two virtual community engagement sessions via Zoom for Alternatives to 911 for Mental Health Response per Supervisor Kennedy’s guidance directing staff to propose alternatives. Our intent is to be inclusive. Here is the link for details: https://dhs.saccounty.net/BHS/Pages/Alternatives-to-911.aspx Register for the event today from 12-2pm...

I don't know. MH First is a local group in Sacramento that has been providing services for mental health crises on the weekends. It is an all volunteer group. So we (Decarcerate Sacramento and our allies) have been pushing for the city and board of supervisors to fund this program. Both the county and city have looked at CAHOOTS in Eugene, Oregon as a model, but we continue to push that we have folks doing this work right here in our community and we should try to build from what they have...

Robyn have they looked at the program that has been set up in Modesto to meet mental health crisis? I know it has been very successful. Wendie