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. We receive no government funding and are entirely self-supported. NAMI Sacramento is now a United Way Certified Partner Agency. See About NAMI Sacramento for more about our organization.

 

Trouble Filling Medi-Cal Prescriptions?

We are hearing of threats that some pharmacists will not fill certain prescription drugs for Medi-Cal patients because of a proposed 10% cut to reimbursements. Atypical antipsychotic drugs and other mental health drugs may be affected by this policy. If you or anyone you know experiences problems having a prescription denied or switched, NAMI California wants to know. See NAMI California for what to do.

 

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 mental illness 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. Two of our speakers will be making a presentation in July at the Sierra Vista Hospital Education Luncheon. See the announcement.

 

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.

 

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.