[…] existence into a new decade and new century. NAMI has a solid foundation on which to continue build a movement of consumers, families, and friends to challenge stigma and to fight for greater investments in research and treatment." McNulty, who serves on the National Advisory Committee to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) […]
[…] necessary for insurers to cover severe mental illnesses which are biologically-based brain disorders the same way they cover physical illnesses. Without offering equal treatment, the cost and/or stigma associated with mental illness often prevents those in need from seeking help. Untreated mental illness can cause employees to lose interest in their jobs, reduce productivity, […]
[…] C. Birkel, Ph.D., executive director of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI). "The issue is not just about health care. It's about the kind of stigma and discrimination that sometimes leads to the deaths of innocent people." The U.S. Senate has passed S.543 as an amendment to the Labor-HHS appropriations bill, which […]
[…] must too. The benefits are significant. The cost is relatively low, and the risk to American families of denied treatment is much too high to be justified. Stigma and discrimination kill. Mental illnesses lead to 90 percent or more of all suicides. Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 […]
[…] communities. The program also serves as a gateway to other NAMI programs, including the organization's 12-week Family-to-Family curriculum. "Too many times, people recovering from mental illness are confronted by stigma," Birkel said. "In Our Own Voice: Living With Mental Illness provides the kind of dialogue that can change minds, one person at a time. It is […]
[…] has said she will carrying torch for Todd and every family that ever has carried the pain associated with mental illness. Like the movie, A Beautiful Mind, she hopes to light a fire that will contribute to growing public awareness of the nature of mental illness and the elimination of stigma, prejudice and discrimination. See also www.namiut.org andwww.saltlake2002.com.
[…] practical impact on precisely how the industry drafts long-term disability insurance contracts in the future. It also is another step toward ending discrimination based on myths and stigma." "What is most important is that the court weighed science-based factors in reaching its decision. Mental illnesses are brain disorders. They have fundamentally physical causes. Insurance […]
[…] a year. The President identified three immediate obstacles to achieving a system in which mental illnesses are treated with the same urgency as physical illnesses. One is stigma. The second is the fragmentation of the current mental health service system, public and private. The third is discrimination in health insurance. In 2001, leaders in […]
[…] for professional colleagues – not only by guiding people to recovery, but also by demonstrating leadership and perseverance in one or more of the following areas: Fighting Stigma: Has routinely worked to fight stigmatizing and stereotyping portrayals of people with brain disorders through speaking out, letter writing or similar activities. Fighting Discrimination: Has been a leader […]
[…] living with schizophrenia. In the category of dramatic media, NAMI will honor two movies for realistic portrayals of mental illness that have contributed to the elimination of stigma and greater public understanding: Special Award to A Beautiful Mind for the Year's Greatest Contribution to Public Understanding of Mental lllness(Universal Pictures, Dreamworks Pictures, and Imagine Entertainment) to […]
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