[…] country, my beloved nephew kept his suffering to himself and couldn’t bring himself to ask for help. Now, my mission is to end the suffering, silence and stigma around mental illness in rural America. The third Thursday of every November has been designated as National Rural Health Day — a day dedicated to addressing […]
We need to band together to push stigma to the forefront of societal concern. Only when this issue receives the spotlight it deserves will we start to see change. Here are two things you can do right now to help NAMI raise awareness.
[…] Ambassador Mayan Lopez about NAMI’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Month, “More Than Enough,” and how she is using her new show “Lopez vs. Lopez” to combat stigma and have important conversations about mental health in Latinx communities and across generations. Tune in to hear important insights and anecdotes from Mayan’s own journey with […]
The cost of treatment and access to quality, affordable care, along with stigma, are major barriers to Americans seeking help for mood disorders, according to a national survey out today. The 2021 Mood Disorder Survey was conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
[…] to a new study released today at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI). The study, Consumer Experience with Stigma: Results of a National Survey, represents the experiences of 1300 individuals diagnosed with biologically-based brain disorders including schizophrenia, manic-depression and major depression. "The study results confirm […]
I tell my son that a loving partner is someone who won’t let stigma get in the way of loving you.
By normalizing my experience, I hope to play a part in removing the stigma and fear surrounding mental health.
As Miss International 2015 and a national ambassador for NAMI, Elise Banks has spent the last year breaking the stigma associated with mental illness. In this blog, she focuses on stigma within the African American community.
[…] long. It was time to start talking. He was overwhelmed with the thought of bringing up his family’s unspoken history with schizophrenia, especially considering the massive cultural stigma attached to mental health in the South Asian community. So, Dinesh decided to film the conversations, using the camera as an excuse: “The camera gave me a […]
[…] the fields of law, medicine and journalism were honored today by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) for their courage in publicly disclosing their experiences with the devastating effects of severe mental illness and their continued efforts to end stigma by openly discussing the impact serious brain disorders have had on their lives.
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