In an effort to address local issues surrounding the Westside area, Stanislaus County’s and Orestimba High’s National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) chapters held a town hall meeting at the Newman Memorial Building on Feb. 24.
The forum was led by a panel of five students from Orestimba’s NAMI chapter alongside Stanislaus County Supervisor Channce Condit and Ruben Imperial, the director of county Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. During the session, students asked both county representatives questions about mental health issues affecting the area, ranging from access to mental health services to handling crisis responses.
Over 40 attendees were present at the meeting. A translator was present for non-English speaking guests…