[…] professional, he founded a successful company that he sold to a Fortune 500 enterprise before the age of 40. He openly talks about his struggles with mental health to help end the silence and break the stigma around mental health care. Marty is also a NAMI Provider trainer. person on mountaintop breaking free of chains
[…] depression. The available “well-being” staff, I observed, seemed to lack awareness of a variety of psychiatric problems or the impacts of trauma, or wider experiences of social stigma and discrimination that many students from minority backgrounds face. Boilerplate responses to requests for help included: “Have you tried taking a long walk?” “Oh yes, anxiety […]
[…] limits. As a result, parents of individuals with BPD lose much of their social life; there is little time for it while providing vigilant care and navigating stigma. Accessing appropriate education and support, however, proved to make a difference. While attending the 12-session NAMI Family Connections course, I noticed that participants first arrived in […]
[…] volunteering and activism, particularly in the mental health field. Your work could not only boost your emotional well-being, it could also be a critical step toward ending stigma, achieving parity, and increasing mental health services and support. You can make a difference. Trish Lockard has been a volunteer for NAMI Tennessee since 2014. […]
[…] but it’s important for me to get the feelings of panic out of my system — otherwise they can linger as I do my work. Addressing Stigma Employers can play a critical role in helping employees feel supported at work. As I was able to catch my breath and the tears and panic […]
[…] often ignored. Oftentimes, practitioners and policymakers question why it matters “who the help comes from” or they attribute POC’s low use of mental health services to cultural stigma. While plausible, this can be an incomplete way of thinking. As a mental health care worker and graduate student in social work, I’ve often wondered: What […]
[…] a passion for serving students and empowering individuals to advocate for themselves. In her classrooms, she encourages conversations about mental health with the hope of breaking the stigma for the next generation. As someone who once was afraid of opening up about her own mental illness, she hopes her writing will inspire others to […]
We can transform societal attitudes about mental illness early on.
[…] Heather Loeb is a writer and the creator of the Unruly Neurons Blog. She writes mental health column in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, and her goal is to tell her story in order to eradicate the stigma surrounding mental illness. She also serves as Communications Manager for NAMI Greater Corpus Christi. Mother and daughter holding hands
[…] School,” points out that most modern parents are increasingly aware of mental health issues because they grew up with other people talking about them, which lessened the stigma surrounding mental health and helped promote interventions. These conversations are essential for our children’s health and eventually, the direction of societal attitudes about mental health. By […]
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