Cathryn Nacario, CEO, NAMI San Diego
01 31, 2019 at 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
The National Alliance on Mental Illness in San Diego (NAMI San Diego) is the community’s voice on mental illness. They are a part of grass-roots, nonprofit, national NAMI organization, and also an affiliate of NAMI California. NAMI San Diego was founded in 1978 by family members of people with mental illness.
They have a threefold mission:
-Support people with mental illnesses and their families by helping them find coping mechanisms for their daily struggle with brain disorders.
-Educate people who have mental illness, their families, and the general public about mental illness with the goal of dispelling ignorance and stigma.
-Advocate for more research and an improved system of mental health services across the nation.
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This presentation will focus on the basics of what mental illness is and is not focusing on dispelling myths and stigma as it pertains to creating a mentally healthy workplace environment.
