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ICYMI: Now through March 2nd, PBS's Independent Lens is streaming Bedlam, a feature-length documentary that draws on intimate stories of patients, families, and medical providers to immerse us in the national crisis surrounding care of the severely mentally ill. If you have seen Bedlam, what were your thoughts? While you are watching, keep an eye out for an appearance from NAMI's own Cathy Gale. #mentalhealthforall

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Check out the latest info and resources on COVID-19 from NAMI.

Join us this Weds at 7 pm PST to learn about efforts in @countyofla to support full and meaningful lives for people with #mentalhealth conditions, to decriminalize mental illness, and to house our loved ones. #YouAreNotAlone #SaludMentalParaTodos #MentalHealthForAll Email [email protected] for Zoom link.

Here are some key points to consider that can help you and those you love to avoid holiday-induced anxiety and stress during this unusual holiday season.

Lock down doesn't mean lack of resources or support. We are still able to provide presentations through ZOOM and WebEx within LA County. Contact us if you and/or your organization would like to request a presentation on peer recovery and mental health conditions. We have programs catered to middle/high school as well as adults.

We hope you have a meaningful MLJ Jr. Day May we carry the wisdom of Martin Luther King Junior in our hearts and show it in our actions every day. #MentalHealthForAll #SaludMentalParaTodos #youarenotalone NAMI GlendaleNAMI South BayNAMI Pomona ValleyNAMI San Gabriel Valley

It's #TransAwarenessWeek! Many trans and nonbinary people report feeling alienated from their therapists, even when they specialize in LGBTQ+ issues." Read the article to learn why.

"Located at Avenue I and 5th Street East in Lancaster, the new Mental Health Urgent Care Center will be open 24/7 and will offer mental health services to adults, children and adolescents who are suffering a crisis and need immediate stabilization." Way to go, Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, & Stars Behavioral Health Group!

If you or someone you know needs help, please call (213) 386-3615 or visit www.namiglac.org for support.

Text NAMI to 741-741 if you’re feeling triggered, scared, or want to connect with someone who cares that you do well today.

Happy Halloween! Missing the chance to make your voice heard is too scary! Vote TODAY. Seal, Sign and Date your ballot and drop it off at a drop box or voting location near you. You can also vote in-person at caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov Future of California Elections - FOCE

Masked smiles from James Curtis, ED of NAMI Pomona Valley and our very own Sally Sagario with Dr. Jonathan Sherin from the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health celebrating the Therapeutic Transportation Pilot Program launch in DTLA! We are all for non-law enforcement responses to mental health crises whenever possible!

TONIGHT, Monday 10/26 at 6pm PT, join BLD PWR for a special screening of BEDLAM w/convo to follow featuring LA organizers + #mentalhealth advocates Kendrick Sampson, Diane Guerrero, Eunisses Hernandez, Isaac Bryan, and #BedlamFilmPBS director Ken Rosenberg. RSVP now!

"In what will be among the largest and boldest urban police reform experiment in decades San Francisco is creating and preparing to deploy teams of professionals from the fire and health departments not police to respond to most calls for people in a psychiatric, behavioral or substance abuse crisis."

DON'T FORGET! Today is the last day to register to vote online. Visit RegistertoVote.ca.gov to register! #Vote #VoteCA

We are building the movement for #MentalHealthForAll #SaludMentalParaTodos

DON'T FORGET! Register to vote by October 19th at www.registertovote.ca.gov.

Some snapshots from this morning’s #WorldMentalHealthDay delivery of care packages to frontline professionals! This work is part of our newest initiative: We are proud to launch NAMI Frontline Wellness a #COVID19 initiative in partnership with #FirstRespondersFirst!

Today on #WorldMentalHealthDay, we are proud to join @NAMI and #FirstRespondersFirst to help take care of health care and public safety professionals on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontline professionals are experiencing unprecedented levels of stress as a result and they need our support right now more than ever. Visit www.NAMI.org/frontlinewellness to learn more or to make a donation. #MIAW #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek

Tune in this evening (Thursday, October 8th) as we partner with @soundmindlive.org's #ComeTogetherFest mental health music festival at 5pm PT! The event will be streaming from Relix Magazine's YouTube channel which you can access at cometogetherfest.org. Proceeds support NAMI affiliates across the country, including NAMI Greater LA County! #MIAW #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek

Did you know that schizoaffective disorder is relatively rare? The condition has a lifetime prevalence of only 0.3%. But what exactly is #schizoaffective disorder? Watch the video below to learn more. #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek #MIAW

"A lot of people only know bipolar disorder as it's shown on TV or in movies. You know the trope: One minute characters are catatonically depressed, and the next they're so manic they think they can fly off a building. [...] But for real people living with bipolar disorder, their lives may or may not resemble those stereotypes." #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek #MIAW

We sent the LA County Civilian Oversight Commission a letter regarding the death of Eric Briceno, a seriously mentally ill man who died at hands of sheriff’s deputies. Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for law enforcement and the Alternative Crisis Response (ACR) model are CRITICAL steps to advance justice at the intersection of mental illness and the criminal justice system. Please read and share widely. #EricBriceno #MIAW #MentalHealthJustice

It's #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek! Today we're going to talk about depression What is it? What are the symptoms? How can we treat it? Watch the video below to learn more.

Each year during the first week of October, NAMI and participants across the country raise awareness of mental illness during #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek. Throughout the week, we will be raising the voices of those with lived experience to talk about some of the conditions and symptoms that are most misunderstood.