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- EIN 77-0037450
- (805) 641-2426
- Po Box 1613 Camarillo CA 93011-1613 USA
- www.namiventura.org
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Causes: Mental Health
Mission: To improve the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families by providing support,education, and advocacy.
Programs: Education programs (1)family to family education course is a twelve week course forfamily members whose relative suffers from a mental ilness. There is no cost to theparticipants taking the course. (2)spanish family to family education course is atwelve week course for the family members whose relatives suffers from a mentalillness. The course is taught in the spanish language and is free of charge to theparticipants. (3) provider education course is a ten week course taught by nami statetrained instructors educating provders on all aspects of mental illness from thefamily and consumer perspective. (4)parents and teachers as allies is an in-serviceprogram for school professionals, teaching them about early warning signs of mentalillness, intervention strategies,and available services
outreach programs 1) to provide support and education to families and personsaffected by major mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and majordepression, 2)advocate for persons with major mental illness in the community, intreatment settings and in jail,and advocate for legislation on the national, state,and local levels for quality treatment for those living with mental illness 3)educate the community about major mental inllness in order to promote understanding and help remove the associated stigma and discrimination and 4) work for funding of research,housing and improvement of treatment modalities for persons with major mental illness.