NAMI San Diego
Tammy Atencio is a dedicated mental health specialist at NAMI San Diego since March 2018, providing support to individuals facing mental health challenges, including youth, veterans, and those with substance abuse issues, focusing on empowerment and independence. Concurrently, as a psychiatric technician since February 2018, Tammy assists healthcare providers in hands-on care for patients with developmental disabilities or serious mental illnesses. Additionally, Tammy has served as a medical investigator at Gentillalli & Associates since July 2008, specializing in investigative and intelligence services. Tammy is also an accomplished book author, with a self-education phase from December 2013 to December 2019, and has a degree from the University of the People obtained between 2008 and 2013.
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NAMI San Diego
The National Alliance on Mental Illness in San Diego is the city’s voice on mental illness. We are part of the grass-roots, non-profit,national NAMI organization founded in 1979 by family members of people with mental illness. We are also an affiliate of NAMI California. We have a threefold mission: Support people with mental illnesses and their families by helping them find coping mechanisms for their daily struggle with brain disorders. Educate people who have mental illness, their families, and the general public about mental illness with the goal of dispelling ignorance and stigma. Advocate for more research and an improved system of mental health services across the nation. At the heart of NAMI San Diego’s mission is the sharing of information and striving to end the stigma associated with mental illness. To this end, we offer a Helpline, support groups, educational meetings, newsletters, a lending library and a number of classes on mental illness held at various locations throughout San Diego County.