September is Suicide Prevention Month Choose to raise awareness and join the movement of prevention. Suicide is preventable, learns the signs and know your resources. Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. In fact, suicide is often the result of an...
Young People’s Mental Health 2020 A report by Mental Health America. “Founded in 1909 by Clifford W. Beers, Mental Health America (MHA) is the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and promoting the overall mental health of all. MHA’s work is...
Green Ribbon Campaign May is Mental Health Awareness Month Join us by tying a green ribbon to your mailbox, door, newspaper tube, trees or lamposts on your property. Celebrate diversity and awareness for those with mental illness. Everyone has mental health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines...
A Webinar Series Focused On Addressing Mental Health Crises With Comprehensive Community Responses NAMI Ask the Expert — Help, Not Handcuffs Part 1: The Definition of Insanity Documentary & Panel Discussion watch here or read the transcript This first webinar of the series featured a showing of the 2020 PBS...
Op-Ed: We need a national strategy to help health workers recover from the stress of the pandemic By VICTOR J. DZAU MARCH 5, 2021 3:05 AM PT “COVID-19 has hit our already burdened healthcare workforce like a sledgehammer. More than a year into the pandemic, an immediate, full-scale effort to support healthcare workers...
NAMI Launches Frontline Wellness Program Frontline professionals face many challenges in their day-to-day work life: From the pressure of making sure people get the help and care they need to working long shifts — health care and public safety are stressful fields of work. When you encounter chronic stress, trauma...
New Mental Health Classes Scheduled to begin in February Sign up today for the new classes beginning on February 20th and February 23, see the flyers below. More information can be found by clicking here: Please note – the BASICS class is now full The Family to Family Class is...
MENTAL HEALTH PARITY ACT MEANS… Mental Health Insurance Coverage correct? For those with a mental illness, the notion that mental-health-insurance-coverage amplifies stigma around mental illness is undeniable. When seeking medical assistance through counseling or psychiatry, the expectation should be that our medical insurance will provide coverage. Sadly, more often than...
QUIZ NIGHT When: Dec 23, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) This is just for fun, we are so excited that CJ has stepped in as QUIZMASTER to get us all in the Holiday Spirit (and beyond)… Inaugural Quiz night is upon us. Register by December 22nd at...
NAMI’s Guide for NAVIGATING a MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS Do you know what to do and how to help when someone experiences a mental health crisis? As with any illness, when a mental health crisis presents itself, it is helpful to know what to do quickly to get the help you...