Nami Santa Clara County

Nami provides education and support services to the rersidents of santa clara county. Sixteen programs in five languages with 26 program coordinators and over 130 mentors, teachers, presenters and volunteers who generously give over 10,000 hours every year towards educating the public at large through community presnetations and peer based classes, all feee of charge to program participants. Eucational programs dwell on the emotional responses families have to the trauma of mental illness; offered in english, spanish and mandarin with 250 participants. Peer to peer programs offer a holistic approach to recovery taught by trained peer mentors; offered in english and spanish to 180 participants. Providers are trained to learn about the lived experiences of families and people living with mental illness and how to have a collabortaive treatment model of care-140 participants. Presentations are made to patrol officers and public safety dispatchers to help them understand that mental illness is a disease and not a crime, promtoing resolution and safety for all (320 participants).