NAMI Sonoma County

11/28/2025

We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. But is a global day dedicated to giving back. This Tuesday, December 2, 2025, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.

We'd be honored to have your support -- no amount is too small: namisoco.org/giving-tuesday

11/26/2025

Our office will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 in observance of Thanksgiving. We look forward to seeing you when we reopen on Monday, December 1.

11/26/2025

Next week, Sonoma County Office of Education is hosting a virtual workshop on youth mental health and substance use on Thursday, Dec. 4, led by Panaptic as part of their free Mental Health Workshops for Families series. Register at scoe.org/mhw.

11/25/2025

Mental health is something we all have, just like physical health. 💙

We must nurture, prioritize, and care for it — even if you only have a few minutes in your day. How are you taking care of your mental health this week? 🌱

11/24/2025

How does depression effect people during the colder & shorter days of winter? NAMI's Dr. Ken Duckworth joins the Depresh Mode Podcast to talk about how this depression condition impacts people each season. Listen now: https://bit.ly/3Xg9ryo Learn about Major Depressive Disorder with a seasonal pattern at nami.org/majordepressionseasonalpattern

How does depression effect people during the colder & shorter days of winter? NAMI's Dr. Ken Duckworth joins the Depresh Mode Podcast to talk about how this depression condition impacts people each season. Listen now: https://bit.ly/3Xg9ryo

Learn about Major Depressive Disorder with a seasonal pattern at nami.org/majordepressionseasonalpattern

11/24/2025

Your small wins are just as important as your big ones.

11/21/2025

Reaching out doesn’t have to be complicated. One of these versions of hello can open the door to connection, support, and real conversations about mental health.

11/21/2025

Last week, the Zane Templin Foundation's annual event, High Heels for Hope, raised awareness and support for families affected by su***de. Our Executive Director, Mary-Frances Walsh, spoke at the event and with KTVU Fox 2 about NAMI services and the importance of speaking up about mental health.

Hundreds of people will gather in Santa Rosa for an exciting fundraiser to help address a really serious issue. It is the annual High Heels for Hope benefit that will be benefiting the Zane Templin Foundation, along with a dinner, a live auction, as well as dance dancing. The foundation was started....

11/20/2025

We honor the lives lost to anti-trans violence — and stand with the trans community in the fight for safety, respect, and accessible mental health support.
Here are some NAMI resources for people in the trans community:
- Hope Starts With Us: Pride & LGBTQ+ Mental Health: nami.org/HSWU-PrideAndLGBTQ
- Identity & Cultural Dimensions: LGBTQ+: nami.org/lgbtq
- NAMI Blog: Using Our Voice to Protect the Mental Health of the LGBTQ+ Community: nami.org/blog-usingourvoice
- NAMI HelpLine Knowledge Article: Are there any mental health resources specifically for the LGBTQI community? nami.org/helpline-lgbtqresources-english | nami.org/helpline-lgbtqresources-espanol
- NAMI HelpLine Knowledge Article: How can I find an LGBTQI-affirming mental health provider? English: nami.org/helpline-lgbtqaffirming-english | Español: nami.org/helpline-lgbtqaffirming-spanish

We honor the lives lost to anti-trans violence — and stand with the trans community in the fight for safety, respect, and accessible mental health support.

Here are some NAMI resources for people in the trans community:

- Hope Starts With Us: Pride & LGBTQ+ Mental Health: nami.org/HSWU-PrideAndLGBTQ

- Identity & Cultural Dimensions: LGBTQ+: nami.org/lgbtq

- NAMI Blog: Using Our Voice to Protect the Mental Health of the LGBTQ+ Community: nami.org/blog-usingourvoice

- NAMI HelpLine Knowledge Article: Are there any mental health resources specifically for the LGBTQI community? nami.org/helpline-lgbtqresources-english | nami.org/helpline-lgbtqresources-espanol

- NAMI HelpLine Knowledge Article: How can I find an LGBTQI-affirming mental health provider? English: nami.org/helpline-lgbtqaffirming-english | Español: nami.org/helpline-lgbtqaffirming-spanish

11/20/2025

Did you know? 45% of people with a confirmed diagnosis of tardive dyskinesia (TD) reported that it extremely negatively affected their ability to do their job. Learn more at TalkAboutTD.com.

11/20/2025

Happening today at 1 PM PT: NAMI hosts a powerful Ask the Expert focused on the mental health emergency affecting millions of people living in rural America. 🌾
Despite playing a vital role in harvesting, raising, and producing the food that sustains us all, rural communities face significant barriers to mental health care — including lack of providers, isolation, and persistent stigma. These barriers contribute to su***de rates that are 49% higher than in urban areas. 💬
Today’s session, Recognizing and Overcoming Barriers to Mental Health in Rural America, features Jeff Winton, Founder and Chairman of Rural Minds, who brings lived experience and a national perspective on improving rural mental health equity.
⏰ Today — 1:00-2:30 PM PT
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/49sJumI

Happening today: Join us for a powerful Ask the Expert focused on the mental health emergency affecting millions of people living in rural America. 🌾

Despite playing a vital role in harvesting, raising, and producing the food that sustains us all, rural communities face significant barriers to mental health care — including lack of providers, isolation, and persistent stigma. These barriers contribute to su***de rates that are 49% higher than in urban areas. 💬

Today’s session, Recognizing and Overcoming Barriers to Mental Health in Rural America, features Jeff Winton, Founder and Chairman of Rural Minds, who brings lived experience and a national perspective on improving rural mental health equity.

⏰ Today — 4:00–5:30 PM ET
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/49sJumI

11/19/2025

November 19 is International Men's Day.

Today, we can also affirm that men can be vulnerable, can cry, and remind men that its ok not to be ok.

Share these words to help raise awareness.