Welcome to NAMI Sacramento
NAMI Sacramento
NAMI Sacramento is a grassroots, family and consumer self-help support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with severe mental illnesses. Severe mental illnesses are physically-based brain disorders that can profoundly disrupt a person's ability to think, feel, and relate to others and their environment.
NAMI Sacramento is the only local mental health agency offering support, education, and advocacy for people coping with their own mental illness and for their family members, too. We receive no government funding and are entirely self-supported. See About NAMI Sacramento for more about NAMI.
Congresswoman Doris Matsui to be Honorary Co-Chair of the Northern California NAMIWalk 2010
Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui is proud to represent the city of Sacramento, Calif. and its surrounding areas. As a recognized leader in the Sacramento community and in Congress, Rep. Matsui is focused on applying federal resources to improve the lives of her constituents.
Representative Matsui is an effective Congressional champion for proven and successful initiatives such as the National Children's Study. Before coming to Congress, Representative Matsui served on numerous advisory boards, community organizations, and honorary committees in Sacramento and in Washington, DC. She was President and Chairwoman of the Board for the KVIE public television station in Sacramento, and she served in leadership capacities for the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento Children's Home, Meridian International Center, Arena Stage, and Woodrow Wilson Center Board of Trustees.
After growing up on a farm in California's Central Valley, Representative Matsui met her husband, the late Congressman Bob Matsui, while earning her Bachelor's Degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
Mental Health Services for Veterans.
Laurie Sheerer and Nancy White will be the presenters for the general meeting on Monday, March 8. The presentation will describe the overarching theme of recovery-oriented services in the VA, including excerpts from the Uniform Mental Health Services Handbook and the strategic plan, and then specifically cover the outreach work that’s being done, mental health/primary care integration, inpatient services, other programs, and how Veterans can access services.
Family Support
NAMI Sacramento offers educational classes and family support groups and for family members of people coping with serious mental illness. See Education and Support Groups for more.
Support for People with Mental Illness
We offer classes to educate people with brain disorders so that they are better equipped to navigate through the experiences and challenges. See Education and Support Groups for more.
Trained Speakers are Available
NAMI Sacramento has trained In Our Own voice (IOOV) presenters ready to speak to your organization. For more detail about this program, see In Our Own Voice.
Join NAMI Sacramento
Join online and help our organization inform the community about mental illness and provide more support, education and advocacy in the Sacramento region. Contact us about volunteer opportunities, too.
Openings Available - Your Help is Needed!
Are you interested in joining our volunteers to help us make Sacramento a better place for people with mental illness and their families? See Help Wanted.
Important Notice
NAMI programs such as Family-to-Family, Peer-to-Peer, and In Our Own Voice should not be used to replace the specialized training and professional judgment of mental health professionals. We cannot, and will not, assume the role of a physician or therapist. Please read this important notice about NAMI Sacramento's role in your mental health care.