Please Join us for Thanksgiving! | | |
Dear Readers,
Our Clubhouse is hosting a Thanksgiving Brunch for our members and the community.
We invite you to join us on Thursday, November 27 at 11:00 am for good company, good music, and great food, prepared by our very own Clubhouse members. Early Thanksgiving Dinner with enough turkey to feed many, so please don't hesitate to come on by and share in the warmth of a community that bravely and successfully faces challenges every day. Help us celebrate our victories, large and small. Let us know if you're planning to be with us!
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| Will you join us this Thanksgiving? | | NAMI Clubhouse El Dorado, 471 Pierroz Road, Placerville, CA 95667 | | 11/27/25 11:00am - 11/27/25 1:00pm US/Pacific | | All kinds of brunch and Thanksgiving fare, including Waffles, eggs, potatoes, Turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, and desserts. | | | | |
Mental Health tips for the Holidays
Thanks to our community partner, Newport Healthcare for these tips on taking care of self and family members during the holidays. Helpful for families with kiddoes of all ages, from elementary school to college age and beyond.
Understand why and how holidays can be tricky for some of us, and how to help deal with the challenges that come up. Click here to read.
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JOIN OUR SUPPORT GROUP
If you are experiencing challenges this holiday season, please join our Family Support Groups (and see the resources below).
Tuesday, December 2 from 6:00 - 7:30.
471 Pierroz Road, Placerville, CA 95667
Tuesday, December 9 from 5:30 - 7:00.
SLT Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd, South Lake Tahoe,CA, CA 96150
NAMI Family Support Group is a peer-led support group for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. Gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar experiences.
NAMI’s support groups are unique because they follow a structured model, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to be heard and to get what they need.
Review our Support Group Guidelines and Principles of Support.
- Free of cost to participants
- Designed for adult loved ones of people with mental health conditions
- Led by family members of people with mental health conditions
- 60-90 minutes long and meets monthly
- No specific medical therapy or treatment is endorsed
- Confidential
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Clubhouse
If you or your loved one wants to be with peers who share many of the same challenges with their mental health, bring them around to our Clubhouse, where opportunities abound to join in the the work-ordered day -- cooking and sharing lunch, cleanup, gardening, social media content creation, outreach, hospitality, wellness, and after "work" activities including support groups, art, writing, dungeons and dragons ... always a way to have some joy in the day. Contact Yan Bennis for more information at yanb@namieldoradocounty.org or call (530) 205-3479
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WAYS TO GET SUPPORT:
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Mobile Crisis Team (530) 622-3345 If in Mental Health &/or Substance Use Crisis
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Crisis Recovery Center now open! If your loved one needs to recover from a crisis before returning home from the emergency room, the PHF, or a hospital, ask to have them medically cleared to rest and recover in the CRC, where a psychiatrist, nursing and mental health staff will help them stabilize and work on next steps.
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CARE Act. If your loved one with psychosis is resisting treatment, you may file a petition to get their case considered by the CARE Court. Help get them into treatment before tragedy, before homelessness, before arrest. For more information, click here. If you need help after sifting through the information there, contact us.
| | YOUTH AND STUDENT SUPPORT AND RESOURCES | | |
Resources for Suicide Prevention can be found here. The EDCOE website has a complete compendium of resources including toolkits and helpful links.
NAMI Basics: Free 6 session class (stream on demand or request in person guided sessions) for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental illness.
Mental Health Conversations with Your Child: NAMI’s Dr. Christine Crawford on the Today Show to discuss NAMI’s second book, “You Are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers,” and to offer parents advice on how they can best speak with their kids about mental health. See the segment here.
NAMI’s Mental Health Resource for Educators in College Guide: NAMI’s College Guide has expanded to include new resources for college educators! In the new section for educators, professors, TAs, and administrators, there is more advice and strategies for providing support to students who are struggling. Check out the guide here.
NAMI "Trauma In Sight" for Educators: NAMI's new online trauma awareness training course is designed for anyone supporting youth and young adults. Learn more here.
NAMI On Campus Clubs: We suggest looking into our NAMI on Campus program where students create an informal club environment to share information, resources and develop activities to serve their school community, develop leadership skills, resilience, and have fun! Request information on starting your own club here.
Teen Support: NAMI Helplines are available in multiple formats, for teens and adults, supplemented by critically valuable resources.
Ending the Silence School Presentation: NAMI’s groundbreaking, evidence-based, designed for middle and high school students, teaches students about mental health conditions through a brief presentation, short videos, and personal testimony from a young adult who describes their journey to recovery. Available in multiple formats. Contact us to request an Ending the Silence presentation for your school.
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HELP WANTED
Passionate about teaching creative writing? Free at 4pm? Then come share your expertise and joy with our Clubhouse members! Call for a tour and meet our members.
Do you love plant based cooking? Can you explain the benefits of eating a plant based diet? Do you have lots of cool recipes? Available at 4pm? Help Clubhouse members build their recipe bank with healthy, cost saving plant based meals. Call for a tour and meet our members.
Clubhouse El Dorado is at 471 Pierroz Rd, Placerville. Call (530) 205-3479
HOW YOU CAN WORK IN MENTAL HEALTH
Peer Support Specialist - train and certify to assist those with mental health diagnoses in meeting all of life's struggles and challenges
IHSS - In Home Support Services - provide basic assistance for individuals who qualify for IHSS hours.
Wellness Coach - train and certify to work with youth in school settings
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Visit this website that contains encouraging stories in addition to these tips:
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PATIENTS RIGHTS ADVOCATE
If you are experiencing challenges getting the care you need for your loved one (in jail, in the PHF, or in the Dept of Behavioral Health) contact our Patients' Rights Advocate, Debra McCartney.
Phone: (530) 621-6183
Email: patientrightsadvocate@edcgov.us
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SHERIFF's CITIZENS ACADEMY
Space is limited for the next session, so if you're interested, apply now. If you'd like to learn how the Sheriff Department works, this is the class for you. If you have questions, contact Detective Sean Fitzgerald at (530) 621-5714 or Email: fitzgers@edso.org
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Orchestrating Change
Orchestrating Change is the inspiring documentary film that tells the story of Me2/Orchestra, the only orchestra in the world created by and for people living with mental illness and those who support them.
If you're interested in hosting a screening of the excellent film, "Orchestrating Change" at your organization, contact us today. See the Trailer here.
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Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches
These three moms have been doing a weekly podcast for the past five years.
Listen to the first of their new season here.
If you go to their YouTube site, you will see the list of shows and you will certainly find topics of interest to you and your family, ranging from medications, wellness, side effects, communications skills, dual diagnosis, meaningful recovery, and so much more.
Each of their books are amazing resources to remind you that you are not alone. They share their wisdom, humor and perseverance with the many issues we all face. Snuggle up with a good book this holiday season!
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Peer Support Specialist Training and Certification
Throughout California, peers in recovery have been playing an increasing role in helping others with mental illness, whether in crisis, or coaching them to build recovery skills. Now the state has aligned training and certification with Mental Health Services Act funds to make this empowering training readily available for both peers and family members.
At this website, https://www.capeercertification.org/ you will find information about the process, including training providers and their schedules,
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Discharge Planning
Loved one in the PHF(Psychiatric Hospital)? Planning for Discharge is very important…
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Housing
Upon being discharged from a facility, it's important that the discharging social worker connects to the intake coordinator at the Department of Behavioral Health.
If you are a conservator or advocate for such a person, or you are that person needing discharge coordination, here are a few housing options you should follow up on.
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Contact the Dept of Behavioral Health ACCESS line 1-800-929-1955 to find out if you qualify for Transitional Housing or a bed in a Board and Care.
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If being discharged from jail and will be on probation, ask your probation officer about housing. Their number is 530-621-5625
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If you just need housing assistance, contact the Tahoe Coalition, which provides services throughout El Dorado County. Their phone number is (530) 600-2822.
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On the Western Slope, contact Housing El Dorado by calling 530-497-0242 or emailing them at Housingeldorado@gmail.com
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