[…] health services and communities like NAM= open up new worlds of recognition, hope, healing and pride. • NAMI and The Confess Project Video - Cutting Through the Stigma join NAM= CEO Dan Gillison and Dontay Williams, CEO of The Confess Project, at Legends Barbershop in Atlanta, Ga., and learn about how the two organizations […]
left 1619250 MEMO TO: [ All Staff ] FROM: [ Name ] DATE: [ Date ] SUBJECT: Being a Stigma free Company Greetings, For years [C ompany ] has been a leader in encouraging progress and creating opportunity. Today, I invite you to join me in helping to do our part to promote mental […]
[…] with mental illness. - Grading the States-A Report on America’s Health Care System for Serious Mental Illness 21 5. Eliminate discrimination. People with serious mental illness encounter stigma and discrimination in all aspects of their lives. Overcoming this discrimination requires not only community education, but also the change of certain federal policies that reinforce […]
[…] SYSTEM ⢠THE CIT MODEL AS THE FOUNDATION TO A BETTER PATH ⢠BUILDING EFFECTIVE CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEMS THAT MINIMIZE THE ROLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ⢠FIGHTING STIGMA AND SUPPORTING RECOVERY 2 Health Care, Not Handcuffs NAMIâs ROLE IN CIT AND CHANGING CRISIS RESPONSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES 3 During a mental health crisis someone […]
[…] what no one has told you. None of us knew any of this information until someone told us. Mental health conditions are no one’s fault. Because of stigma, many f amilies are wrongly blamed for their loved one ’s difficulties. Such blame is devastating. Psychiatrist Dr. Ken Terkelson has said, "The thought of having […]
[…] ofcer in provoking a confrontation with a juvenile experiencing a psychiatric crisis should have been considered in assessing the liability of the ofcer for the subsequent death of the juvenile. This issue has important implications for crisis intervention teams (CIT ) and related programs teaching crisis de- escalation methods to law enforcement and other frst responders. JULY NAMI celebrated the ffth anniversary of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in creative, new ways. The focus this year was to use social media messaging to raise awareness of minority perspectives. Thousands of organizations hosted events throughout the month. NAMI welcomed Keris Jän Myrick as the new president of its board of directors. Myrick previously served as vice president of NAMI and is also president and CEO of Project Return Peer Support Network in Pasadena, Calif. NAMI Executive Director Michael J. Fitzpatrick and Mira Signer, executive director of NAMI Virginia, released a joint statement condemning Virginia Lt. Governor Bill Bolling's campaign statement that Obama voters should "check themselves into a mental hospital." It is an outrageous, ignorant and prejudiced statement that represents " stigma-slinging," they said, and called for an apology. AUGUST NAMI hosted focus groups with leaders in the CIT movement at the CIT International Conference, to ensure that the voices of individuals and families afected by mental illness and front-line law enforcement ofcers are included in our national strategy for CIT. Following the July 20 mass shooting in Aurora, Colo. and reports that the shooter had sought help for mental illness, NAMI called attention to the crisis in the country’s mental health care system, which is not geared toward accurate diagnosis and access to treatment. Michael J. Fitzpatrick encouraged public dialog about making gun laws more efective but cautioned that it should be done in a way that is not overly broad, and also avoids unfair, damaging discrimination. NAMI established a joint venture with Army OneSource (AOS), a Secretary of the Army Initiative, to create Treating the Invisible Wounds of War, an online training program to help build awareness of the culture in which the military, veterans and their families live and work. AOS provides free access to educational materials for NAMI Family-to-Family teachers and participants. […]
[…] with our founders 40 years ago. Today, NAMI’s resolve is as solid and as purpose-driven now as it was then. Our courageous founders bucked the tides of stigma and antiquated prejudices wherever they found them. Courageously, they found their voices, broke the silence, broke the shame and pushed against barriers of mid-20th century mindsets, […]
[…] give. The National Alliance on Mental Illness was founded in 1979, when two mothers from Madison, Wisconsin, reached out to others who shared their outrage at the stigma, discrimination and inadequate care their loved ones faced. When these families joined forces, NAMI became a powerful voice for change. Today, NAMI is hundreds of thousands […]
[…] give. The National Alliance on Mental Illness was founded in 1979, when two mothers from Madison, Wisconsin, reached out to others who shared their outrage at the stigma, discrimination and inadequate care their loved ones faced. When these families joined forces, NAMI became a powerful voice for change. Today, NAMI is hundreds of thousands […]
[…] take it right on up to the pulpit. From sharing the trauma of racism to explaining the alarming increase in suicide among Black youth to the tackling stigma that stands in the way of life -saving mental health awareness and support, these messengers of hope are raising their voices to help individuals, families and […]
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