Nami Santa Cruz County

Adult Support/Advocacy and Partnership:Provide education, support groups and information in both English and Spanish directly to 590 families and adults with loved ones with mental health disorders. Classes and support groups are delivered by individuals with lived experiences with class and support group levels of high satisfaction in excess of 90%. Participate in county wide activities advocating for expanded services, participating in solution creation and delivery, partnering with other non-profits and treatment teams in join activities. Sharing best practices and strategies as an input to potential advancements in a broad range of mental health support including reducing the incidence of individuals with mental health being impacted by the justice system. Overall goals include stigma reduction, prevention, early intervention and expanded treatment options from acute to step down to outpatient and residential solutions.

Youth and Family Support:Provide education, support groups and information in English and Spanish directly to 76 families and adults with youth experiencing mental health conditions. Our Ending the Silence program provided information on mental health into the schools reaching 1,082 students and teachers and 367 English and Spanish families. All programs receive high satisfaction levels in excess of 90%.