Cinco de Mayo FIESTA!!

    Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Pot Luck!

You’re Invited! NAMIWalks Info Meeting
Join us for a fun, information filled afternoon and find out more about the Los Angeles County NAMIWalks fundraiser on October 6, 2012 at the Santa Monica Third Street Promenade

This is NAMI Antelope Valley's major fundraiser each year and we need your help to bring Mental Health issues to the public and
     Eliminate the STIGMA!
The funds that we raise at this fantasic event are used to provide NAMI signature programs like Family to Family Education, Basics Education and Peer to Peer Recovery Education to our community.

Date: May 5th Saturday
Time: 3:00 -6:00 pm

Place: Discovery Resource Center

1609 E. Palmdale Blvd, Suite G
Palmdale CA 93550
Get information about NAMIWalks Los Angeles County
(Walk Manager Wayne Baldaro will be available for questions)

In Our Own Voice (IOOV) presentation at 4:00 PM

                   Piñata – Food and more…….

*Call 661-718-0088 to RSVP your pot luck dish!

cover design contest no.6: DSM-5/DSoM at 40, american psychiatric association/pink floyd [2013]

Hey designers: check out this Dark Side of the Moon/Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders cover contest...

The wonderful art & literary blog Venus febriculosa has announced it's new book cover design contest. This time it is asking for a cover design inspired by two classic tomes of our culture.

One of them is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health (DSM-5) as it is preparing for its 5th publication in 2013 to replace the current edition last published, according to amazon.com, in 1994. FINALLY. Also included in this cover design contest is Pink Floyd's album Dark Side of the Moon which will be turning 40 years old in 2013 - Woah.

Follow this link to the complete info and rules:

cover design contest no.6: DSM-5/DSoM at 40, american psychiatric association/pink floyd [2013]

NAMIWalks Kick Off!

The 2010 NAMIWalks Kick Off Luncheon was held yesterday at the beautiful California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities. We had a delicious lunch and got everyone amped up for team building and fundraising. Heidi Lennartz, CEO of Mission Community Hospital spoke about motivating her community and fellow business leaders to rise to the call of raising awareness and raising funds. We also heard Marvin Southard D.S.W. and Anand Pandya M.D. speak.

Mari Ledergerber of NAMI Westside was recognized for her efforts in team building and made a grand entrance with a violinist playing "The Yellow Rose of Texas" to emphasize her inclusion of friends and family in Houston. Debbie and Tim Watkins from NAMI Pomona Valley were recognized with as the "Most Inspirational" for their team efforts in team building and fundraising. They were able to double their affiliate's income from with NAMIWalks funds! It was an inspirational event and great to see everyone excited to start team building!


Here are Team Captains Vanessa (Team CSU Northridge) and Krystal (Team L.A. Lujah.)

Let's make NAMIWalks 2010 the #1 walk in the country!

Gearing up for NAMIwalks!

NAMI Antelope Valley is gearing up for NAMIwalks. We are looking for sponsorship and more walkers to join us in Santa Monica on walk day (October 2, 2010.) If you are interested in becoming donating or becoming a walker, please visit the website to sign up!

We hope to see you there!

Thank you to The Sound LA!

We have a media sponsor for the 2010 walk!

100.3 The Sound will be partnering with us with over 40 PSA's an on air interview, on line links and walk day promotion.

Also, take a listen to the New Directions Choir on this week's America's Got Talent in the video below. This Choir amazed our Team Captain Kick Off Luncheon Crowd in 2008! Such a powerful and inspirational group.

Pathways to Wellness - Sunday June 13, 2010

DR. MICHELLE GOLLAND Keynote Speaker "THE MEDIA, MENTAL ILLNESS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS" Sunday June 13, 2010 Conference Times 12:15PM - 5:00PM Doors Open at 11:30AM American Jewish University 15600 Mulholland Dr. Bel-Air, California 90077 Open to Everyone

Hear keynote speaker, clinical psychologist, writer, personal coach and television personality Dr. Michelle Golland plus a collection of talented guest speakers... For more information and to register, click here.

Music is Medicine, Music is Sanity

Robert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, talks about the redemptive healing of music through his friendship with Nathaniel Ayers on the renowned lecture series. TEDtalks: