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UPCOMING SPEAKERS MEETING

Envision the Future of Mental Health with NAMI-SCC!
March 17th, 6:30 pm
REGISTER HERE

You will automatically be emailed the Zoom link to our meeting upon registration
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NAMI Teams will present an overview of plans for the future of NAMI Santa Cruz County’s programs and advocacy efforts. 

Together we can create a community where people affected by mental health conditions experience acceptance and compassion, and live healthy, fulfilling lives supported by a caring community. 


Envision Hope, Realize Wellness

Support for peers and their families

Advocate for better system of care

Support our youth’s mental health

Advocate for diversion from the criminal justice system


Past Speaker Meetings

Finding Light in the Darkness, Even if Just a Nightlight
November 18, 2020
Zoom
Presented by: Maggie Newcomb Raine


Coping with COVID-19
September 16, 2020
Zoom
Presented by: Dr. Allyson Mayo 

Contact info:
Behavioral Fitness, LLC - https://www.behavioralfitnesstoday.com

MORE RESOURCES, INCLUDING CONTACT INFO AND SLIDES FROM THIS PRESENTATION COMING SOON

Check out some feelings and communication tools from Dr. Allyson Mayo below!
Feelings Inventory
File Size: 256 kb
File Type: pdf
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Feelings Communication Prompts
File Size: 2057 kb
File Type: pdf
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Special Needs Trusts
July 15, 2020
Zoom

Presented by: Ellen Cookman, J.D., L.L.M, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law
Contact Info: Cookman Law - (650)-690-2571 - info@cookmanlaw.com - www.cookmanlaw.com

Mental Health First Aid for COVID-19
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Zoom

Presented by: Debra Sloss, LMFT and host of KSQD's State of Mind, Kara Bowman, LMFT, and Anastasia Baboulevitch, NAMI-SCC's Program Manager
You can find the resources mentioned here:
https://ksqd.org/state-of-mind-state-of-mind-mental-health-first-aid-for-covid-19-17/

Find more episodes of State of Mind here:
https://ksqd.org/state-of-mind/

Check out these DBT skills handouts, recommended by Debra Sloss:
DBT ACCEPTS Skills
File Size: 1103 kb
File Type: pdf
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DBT IMPROVE Skills
File Size: 537 kb
File Type: pdf
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Ask the Pharmacist
​Presented by: Azita Alipour, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP, Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Pharmacy at Marshall B. Ketchum University, College of Pharmacy

Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Rd

​Check out the Video and slides here: ​
psychiatric_medication_review_nami_santa_cruz_meeting_aa_final.pdf
File Size: 1417 kb
File Type: pdf
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Talk with the Mental Health Advisor for California
​Presented by: Dr. Thomas Insel,  Mental Health Advisor to Governor Newsom 

Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Peace United Church, 900 High St


​Check out the Video here: ​

Ask the Doctor: Updates on Schizophrenia
​Presented by: Dr. Matthew Lilly, Lead Psychiatrist for Psynergy Programs, Inc.

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Rd

​Check out the slideshow here: 
Schizophrenia Slideshow
File Size: 14097 kb
File Type: pdf
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The State of Suicide Prevention: Local resources and strategies to support ourselves and one another
Presented by: Carly Memoli, Program Director, Suicide Prevention Service and 
Molly Touse, Program Coordinator, Suicide Prevention Service

Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Simpkins Swim Center, 979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz

Learn more at: https://fsa-cc.org/suicide-prevention-service/

Advances in Depression Treatment
Presented by Dr. Saad Shakir, Psychiatrist

Wednesday, May 15, 2019
​Simpkins Center, 979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz

​Learn more at: www.siliconvalleytms.com

Ending the Silence: Youth and Mental Health
Presented by: NAMI-SCC

Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Live Oak Senior Center
1777 Capitola Rd.

Learn more at: ​https://www.namiscc.org/school-presentations.html

Special Needs Trusts
​Presented by Barbara Loebner, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning
January 16th, 2019, 7:00pm

PLEASE NOTE: This video is from NAMI Santa Clara County's General Meeting in September 2018 and can also be found at 
namisantaclara.org/2018/08/general-meeting-tuesday-sept11/

NAMI Santa Cruz hosted the same presentation from Barbara Loebner in January 2019, but it was not recorded. 

Recording of: DUAL DIAGNOSIS


​Recording of:  BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER CRISIS
​January 2017


Presented by:
​Pam Rogers-Wyman, Adult Chief of Services, Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health


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