Christine Thomstad
NAMI Coachella Valley is a grassroots organization of families and individuals whose lives have been affected by serious mental illness. We advocate for lives of quality and respect, without discrimination and stigma, for all families. We provide leadership in advocacy, legislation, policy development, education and support throughout Coachella Valley.
P.O. Box 4015
Palm Desert, CA 92261
442-275-7385
namicoachellavalley@outlook.com
NAMI ( National Alliance On Mental Illness)
Coachella Valley
The families and members of NAMI Coachella Valley are here to help! We offer understanding to anyone concerned about mental illnesses and the treatment of mental illness.
Mental illnesses are brain disorders that are biologically based medical problems. Untreated, they can cause severe disturbances in thinking, feeling and relating. This results in substantially diminished capacity for dealing with the ordinary demands of life. Mental illness can affect persons of any age and occur in any family. They are not caused by bad parenting and not evidence of weakness of character.
