NAMI-Yolo - A chapter of NAMI, the Nation's Voice on Mental Illness

Our monthly meetings are potluck dinners held on the first Wednesday of each month (except July and August). Dinner is at 6:30pm. Meeting and speaker program begin at 7:30pm. Everyone is welcome, NAMI members and nonmembers alike. You are invited to bring food to share but if this isn't possible, please join us anyway. If you would like to suggest a speaker or topic, please e-mail us. If possible, please help our friends in need by bringing a non-perishable food donation to help augment Yolo County food closets.

NAMI-Yolo POTLUCK MEETING CALENDAR
2011-2012
no meetings in July and August.

Wednesday, Sept. 7

Guest speaker: Dr. Arturo Villamor, Medical Director
with staff psychiatrists from Yolo County’s Department of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health.

Topic: Meet the Doctors

When: 6:30pm

Where: Where: Cesar Chavez Apartment Conference Room
1220 Olive Drive, Davis
Cesar Chavez housing complex is just north of the Lexington Apartments on the EAST side of Olive Drive off of Russell Blvd. The conference room is in the office building at the end of the parking lot.
MAP

Potluck:	You needn't bring food to join in the potluck but if you can, please bring the following if your last name begins with:
	A-H	Main Dish
	I-P	Salad
	Q-Z	Dessert

Monday, October 3

Mental Illness Awareness Week Rally

Guest speaker: Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor

When: 5:30pm

Where: Yolo County Administration Building; 625 Court Street; Woodland

Potluck

When: After the Rally

Where: County Administration Atrium

Potluck:	You needn't bring food to join in the potluck but if you can, please bring the following if your last name begins with:
	A-H	Dessert
	I-P	Main Dish
	Q-Z	Salad

Tuesday, October 4

National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding

Speaker: Rev. Larry Love

When: Noon

Where: Woodland Christian Church Chapel; 509 College, Woodland
(corner of Lincoln and College)

Wednesday, November 2

Guest speaker: Cass Sylvia - Yolo County Public Guardian
Leonard Heller, certified financial planner and specialist on special needs trusts will speak for first ten minutes.

Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know about Conservatorship but were afraid to ask.

When: 6:30pm

Where: Cesar Chavez Apartment Conference Room
1220 Olive Drive, Davis
Cesar Chavez housing complex is just north of the Lexington Apartments on the EAST side of Olive Drive off of Russell Blvd. The conference room is in the office building at the end of the parking lot.
MAP

Potluck:	You needn't bring food to join in the potluck but if you can, please bring the following if your last name begins with:
	A-H	Salad
	I-P	Dessert
	Q-Z	Main Dish

Friday, December 9

Holiday Party / Talent Night Team up for a Holiday Celebration

When: 6:30pm

Where: Destiny Hall, 124 Lincoln Ave. Woodland Map

Light refreshments will be served. Please bring a gift card from a local business to be given to local mental health agencies and their clients.

Wednesday, January 4

Guest speaker: Joshua Walters, Performing Artist and Mental Health Educator

Offered free to the public. A donation of $5 is suggested.

TOPIC: "Madhouse Rhythm"
Joshua Walters is a comedian with bipolar disorder whose work explores language, creativity, beat-boxing and madness. His solo shows are a mash-up of comedy, intimate reflection and unpredictable antics. Funny, intense, sometimes unsettling, “Madhouse Rhythm” debuted to critical acclaim in 2008.

It has since played to sold-out audiences in San Francisco and Berkeley ’s Marsh Theater. A collage of Joshua’s experiences living with bipolar disorder, this performance includes beat-boxing, stand-up comedy and circus. Joshua is known to experiment with visceral and highly energetic forms which are yet deeply grounded in his background as a theater artist. “Madhouse Rhythm” is the story of someone who has flipped “inflicted” into “gifted,” and coined “mental illness” into “mental skillness.”

Joshua irreverently challenges traditional views of mental illness. His show has had great impact in the theater and mental health community and is now included as part of the Performance and Disability Studies curriculum at UC Berkeley.

When: Doors open at 7:00PM with the performance starting at 7:30PM

Where: Odd Fellows Lodge #169 at 415 Second Street in Davis.

Potluck:

No Potluck. Light refreshments will be served.

Wednesday, February 1

Guest speaker: Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola

Topic: "Falling Through the Cracks: Parental Depression in Primary Care"

Davis Enterprise article

When: 6:30pm

Where: Destiny Hall, 124 Lincoln Ave. Woodland Map

Potluck:	You needn't bring food to join in the potluck but if you can, please bring the following if your last name begins with:
	A-H	Main Dish
	I-P	Salad
	Q-Z	Dessert

Wednesday, March 7

Guest speaker: Dan Morain - Sacramento Bee Editorial Columnist

Topic: "Mental Illness in the News"

When: 6:30pm

Potluck:	You needn't bring food to join in the potluck but if you can, please bring the following if your last name begins with:
	A-H	Salad
	I-P	Dessert
	Q-Z	Main Dish

Wednesday, April 4

Guest speaker: Dr. Emil Rodolfa, UC Davis
Director of CAPS - Counseling and Psychological Services

Topic: CAPS - Mental Health on Campus

When: 6:30pm

Where: Destiny Hall, 124 Lincoln Ave. Woodland Map

Potluck:	You needn't bring food to join in the potluck but if you can, please bring the following if your last name begins with:
	A-H	Dessert
	I-P	Main Dish
	Q-Z	Salad

Wednesday, May 2

Guest speaker: Jen Welch, Program Director of Safe Harbor
Alexandra Teter, Associate Director

Topic: "The Challenge of Crisis Services in Yolo County: Safe Harbor"

When: 6:30pm

Potluck:	You needn't bring food to join in the potluck but if you can, please bring the following if your last name begins with:
	A-H	Main Dish
	I-P	Salad
	Q-Z	Dessert