Tackling Mental Health Stigma – Strength Over Silence The latest installment features NAMI Ambassador Chris Hubbard, offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns. Hubbard takes us on a journey back to his hometown of Columbus, Georgia, where he shares the unique challenges of playing competitive sports, encourages young athletes to take care of their mental […]
Collecting Hats & Crushing Stigma in the Asian-American Community Nao Gamo is a neuroscientist and entrepreneur who speaks about living with bipolar disorder. While experiencing an episode of mania, she ended up accumulating an expansive collection of hats. Her experience led to her wanting to educate about how mental illness can manifest uniquely in […]
Caregiving and Mental Health Stigma in My Asian American Family Trinh Dang grew up in a household that didn’t recognize mental health conditions. Yet she found herself caring for her grandmother, who had symptoms of serious mental illness. Her family faced many challenges immigrating to America. While learning to live in a new culture, […]
[…] it.” The disclosure led to NAMI honoring Fisher with its Purdy Award, presented each year to a person who has made a national contribution toward ending the stigma and discrimination that surrounds mental illness. Fisher’s words are now echoing across more than a decade, after she was hospitalized on Feb. 24, following a bipolar […]
[…] incidence of depression, anxiety disorders and substance use disorders among people born after the World War II than in those born earlier. Other reasons include decreasing social stigma, resulting in a larger proportion of older people being diagnosed with and treated for mental illness and an increase in the average life span of people […]
NAMI today released the latest installment in the “Strength Over Silence” docuseries highlighting the personal story of Chris Hubbard, offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns. Hubbard’s video was created to raise awareness about mental health conditions, help eliminate stigma and encourage people to seek help.
[…] the Expert welcomes the Me2/Orchestra, an orchestra of people with and without mental illness working side-by-side in a supportive atmosphere. Their mission is to erase mental health stigma one concert at a time. The Me2/Orchestra was co-founded by Ronald Braunstein and his wife Caroline Whiddon in 2011. A Juilliard graduate, Braunstein was conducting major […]
[…] before in my life. I started thinking: “Am I really this ill?” “Am I really violent and suicidal?” The severity of my illness and all that it meant, the stigma, started to sink in. I Needed Help, Not Imprisonment Treatment seemed to focus on immediate stabilization, rather than long-term health. I saw my assigned doctor infrequently, […]
[…] within the LGBTQ+ community. Research shows that 44% of LGB adults are likely to have problems with alcoholism compared to 24-33% for others. I was also grappling with the stigma of HIV deaths in my new community. The proximity of death forced me to confront some basic questions about life. I was not coping well, and […]
[…] to share their thoughts and feelings. It was started by a student who attempted suicide, and afterward wanted to help her fellow students and help reduce the stigma of youth suicide. We can all make ourselves more aware of what to watch for and how to respond in a supportive way when young […]
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