NAMI San Mateo County Employee Directory
Mental Health CareCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
NAMI San Mateo County is a local nonprofit in the mental health care field that seeks to improve the lives of people with mental illness and their families through support, education, and advocacy. Based in San Mateo, California, it operates as a 501(c)(3) affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, part of a nationwide network that includes more than 1,200 affiliates and 220,000 members. The organization traces its origins to 1974, when it began as Parents of Adult Schizophrenics and later became the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of San Mateo County. NAMI SMC facilitates support groups across the county for families learning to cope with serious mental illness and has established Mateo Lodge, Inc., which provides residential facilities and around-the-clock mobile support. The work is largely sustained by volunteers and consumer involvement in the local community. In 2026, the organization announced appointments to its Board of Directors.