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Mental Health CareCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
NAMI California operates as a grass roots organization focused on families and individuals affected by serious mental illness. It advocates for quality and respectful lives free from discrimination and stigma, providing leadership in advocacy, legislation, policy development, education and support across California. Based in Sacramento, the organization supports a network of local affiliates—67 are mentioned in the purpose as part of its ecosystem—aimed at strengthening community efforts and expanding access to information and services related to neurobiological understandings of mental illness, with a view toward a coherent continuum of care and ongoing research. Its activities are oriented toward educating families, professionals and the public, while promoting stigma reduction and the advancement of effective treatments through policy influence and support for local groups.