Working with mutual respect to provide

Help, Hope and Health

for those affected by serious Mental Illness

About NAMI

Founded in 1979, NAMI (NAMI.org) has become the nation’s voice on mental illness, with affiliates in every state and in over 1,100 local communities across the country who join together to meet the NAMI mission through education, support, advocacy, and research.

NAMI Western Riverside provides a way for families and friends to assist each other and provide emotional support in times of crisis as well as during dialing coping with a mental illness diagnosis. NAMI provides positive support groups and the latest available information to those affected by diseases of the brain such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, affective disorder, depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

NAMI Western Riverside Board Members:

   President........................... Dr. Vernita Black

   1st Vice President................. Jewel Thompson

   2nd Vice President................ Diana Kraft

   Treasurer........................... Vacant

   Secretary........................... Margaret Yau

   Board Member..................... Regina Spann

   Board Member..................... Jackie Banks

   Board Member..................... Jazmin Arenas

   Board Members.................... Tim Brown

   Board Members.................... Dr. Jo Anne Umezurike

Coordinators:

   Family-to-Family Coordinator.. Jackie Banks

   Peer-to-Peer Coordinator....... Vernita Black

   Health Fairs........................ Regina Spann

   Volunteer Coordinator........... Jewel Thompson

   NAMI HomeFront Coordinator.. Aurelio Sanchez

NAMI Mission

The mission of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the eradication of mental illnesses and improvement of the quality of life for all whose lives are affected by these disorders.

NAMI Membership

NAMI, a non-profit 501c3 organization, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of families as well as persons living with mental illnesses.

Your membership and donations help NAMI further the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support and education.

Become a NAMI Member or make a donation to NAMI Western Riverside today! (Click Here)