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Sacramento County Promotes Programs throughout Mental Illness Awareness Week


In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW), the Sacramento County Division of Behavioral Health Services (DBHS) is promoting its available mental health programs to enhance awareness of local resources and issues around mental illness and stigma.
 
MIAW, sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), is observed nationally October 2-8 and provides an opportunity to increase awareness and reduce stigma around mental illnesses.
 
To fight the barriers that prevent individuals from getting help, Sacramento County has developed several programs through the Mental Health Services Act. These programs include:
 
  • Supporting Community Connections (SCC): SCC is part of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Suicide Prevention Project and funds six agencies to provide community outreach, education on suicide prevention and awareness.
  • Law Enforcement Training: Formally known as “Mental Health Training for Crisis Responders,” currently provides a two-hour course to the Sacramento Police Department that consists of an overview of mental health/illness and current resources available to law enforcement.
  • Mental Health First Aid: This 12-hour course, available to interested community members, seeks to inform individuals to help and connect persons with mental illness to services and support. 
In addition, Sacramento County will soon be launching its Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Multi-Media Campaign, which will focus on dispelling mental health myths, promoting positive attitudes about living with mental illness and highlight community programs.
 
Learn more about mental illness support, education and advocacy at www.nami.org.
 
For more information on Sacramento County’s mental health efforts, please visit Behavioral Health Services.


 
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