Find information below on our Education & Advocacy Meetings that meet monthly for both San Diego and San Diego's North Inland areas.

The monthly education and advocacy meetings are free and open to anyone interested in learning about mental illness. Speakers address a wide range of topics such as: schizophrenia research, new medications, proven rehabilitation approaches, financial planning for families with a disabled member, early diagnosis and intervention, public and other community mental health services, disability benefits, and the role of the arts in the recovery process.

NAMI San Diego's Education & Advocacy Meeting
First Thursday of the Month 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

The NAMI San Diego monthly meeting is held at the:

University Christian Church, Friendship Hall
3900 Cleveland Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 543-1434 or 1-800-523-5933

NAMI San Diego
Free Education & Advocacy Meeting
Thursday, September 2, 2010 6:30 p.m.
Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Schedule:

6:30 p.m. Meet the Doctors – Join us for a discussion group with psychiatrists Steve Koh, MD, MPH, MBA Chief Resident SD VA Hospital, University of California San Diego, Dept. of Psychiatry and Kristine Munoz, MD, with the Naval Medical Center in San Diego. Ask the questions you’ve wanted to ask a psychiatrist. Learn from other members of the group, too.

7:00 p.m. Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder

John McManamy is an award-winning mental health journalist and advocate and author of the highly-acclaimed "Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You That You Need to Know." He produces the leading mood disorders website, "McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web," blogs as an "expert patient" for HealthCentral and on wide-ranging issues in his own blog, "Knowledge is Necessity."

Mr McManamy has been cited for his ability to make highly technical information understandable to the wider public, leavened by humor, that speaks directly to personal experience. His next book focuses on the insights he picked up moving to San Diego's rural East County after arriving from New Jersey nearly four years ago.

In addition, Mr McManamy serves as Vice President on the board of NAMI San Diego.

8:00 p.m. Tea and Comfort

Location:

University Christian Church
Friendship Hall
3900 Cleveland Ave.
San Diego, California

NORTH INLAND MEETINGS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!

Due to continuing low attendance at our monthly 2nd Tues Escondido educational evening meetings we will not be scheduling meetings until further notice. Over the past two years despite good speakers on a variety of topics there does not appear to be the interest there once was among North Inland members. However, our support groups are very well attended and we are happy to continue these. There is an educational meeting on the 1st Thurs of each month in San Diego and a NAMI North Coastal meeting in Carlsbad on the 3rd Thurs of each month. We do plan to host our annual family picnic in June and other special events through the year. Thank you to those faithful members who helped each month with our evening meeting, without you we would not have been able to provide this service. Should there be a renewed interest we will reintroduce the speaker night.