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 affiliated with parent organizations National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and NAMI California.
Volunteers Needed
We have events coming soon and are recruiting volunteers to help. No special expertise is required. If you can volunteer a little time for an event, please contact us:
- Saturday May 10, 10:00-2:00 — Slavic Community Health and Job Fair
- Thursday May 22, 11:00-1:00 — Disability Awareness Day
Our Web Site is Changing
Our web site is currently being 
reorganized to
accommodate our online
resources. During this transition,
you'll notice that our information categories are changing as follows:
| Inform Yourself | Find Support | Take Action! |
| Newsletters | Crisis Help | Join |
| Diagnosis | Support Groups | Donate |
| Medication | Education | Volunteer |
| Resources | Meetings & Events | |
| Advocate |
Join NAMI Sacramento
Join online and help our organization make a leap forward in 2008 to provide more support, education and advocacy in the Sacramento region.
In Our Own Voice
NAMI Sacramento has trained IOOV presenters ready to speak to your organization. For more detail about our IOOV program, see In Our Own Voice.
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.
