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Welcome to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

 East Bay, California,  Affiliate

NAMI East Bay is a nonprofit, self-help advocacy and support group of family members, clients and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, dedicated to the eradication of those mental illnesses and to the improvement of quality of life for those affected by these diseases.

Severe mental illnesses include the brain disorders such as
schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder,
bipolar disorder (formerly manic depressive disorder),
major depression,
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),
Tourette Syndrome and anxiety disorders.

Our office is located at the Albany Methodist Church

980 Stannage Avenue, Albany

510-524-1250

Namieastbay@earthlink.net

As of Aug 2010, we are now on Facebook so check us out.

Note: The office is staffed by volunteers and thus is not open on a regular basis. 

If you want to come in to talk or check out our library of books and videos, please call first so a time can be arranged.

 NAMI East Bay offers the following support meetings:

Support  and Share Group for Families of Adults  is held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.  The next meetings are

   May 8, June 12, July 10, 2013

  Support and Share Group for  Families of Children, Adolescents and Young Adults*  is held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.  Next meetings are

 April 16, May 21,  June 18, July 16, 2013

*Note:  Our Tuesday meetings will now include the families of young adults  in their twenties.  Oftentimes this is the time of an individual's  first break and the issues for their families are different in many respects from those of families whose relatives have been ill for a very long time.

Support meetings are free to members and non-members. These meetings offer a chance to talk with others who understand and can give emotional support plus share ways they have found to cope. 

 There is comfort in knowing you are not alone.

All meetings are held at Albany United Methodist Church, located at 980 Stannage Avenue (corner of Marin and Stannage in Albany).  Meetings run from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Enter the Stannage door and come upstairs. 

Call (510) 524-1250 for more information.

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