Search results for: stigma

20230518LettertoCongressionalBillSponsorsonPursuingEquityinMHAct

[…] Mental Health in 2019, authorizes $995 million in grants and other funding to support research, improve the pipeline of culturally appropriate providers, build outreach programs that reduce stigma, and develop a training program for providers to effectively manage bias and reduce disparities in access to and delivery of mental health care for Black and […]

Rule Change Your Event as an Advocacy Tool Final

[…] 50+ team members -$80K raised NAMI Mercer County Hon. Dan Schuberth, Councilman • Leveraged position on council to: • Pass resolutions during MH Month • Declare township stigma-free • Inspire board to implement town- by- town strategy modeling this work • And more! NAMI Mercer County Jay Redd • Very connected in local politics […]

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis What It Is, What It Does, and How You Can Help final

[…] It is not a description When we use labels we : • Distance ourselves from the individual • Establish a ‘them and us" philosophy • Unintentionally perpetuate stigma Language Matters Psychosis is a "cliff": once you fall over it, there’s no coming back Myth Psychosis exists on a continuum Psychosis No psychosis • Stress […]

African American Church Business What Every Organization and Mental Health Provider Needs to Know final

[…] …health issues and even mental health issues . 4 6/19/2019 Mental Illness is moving toward an epidemic state in the African American Community 6/19/2019 Multisystem Issue: • Stigma • Spiritual Beliefs • Socioeconomic Status • Access 5 6/19/20196 in 4 adults in the US will cope with some form of mental illness African Americans […]

NAMI on Campus final

[…] Rapids, Iowa • Iowa State University • Elementary Education, Special Education • My mental health Journey • When it began • First panic attack • Support and stigma • My mental health today • How I got involved with NAMI • End the stigma • College involvement What is NAMI On Campus • Extension […]

Leading Your Organization How the Standards of Excellence Maps the Way Handout

[…] media • Support national and state public awareness campaigns • Promote national partnerships • Deliver State Conference • Develop state level partnerships to educate, increase awareness, decrease stigma, and improve state mental health systems • Adhere to NAMI branding and identity policies. • Ensure Affiliates follow trainings and guidelines on data entry and reporting […]

Integrating NAMI Peer-to-Peer and NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group into a State Prison System How Iowa Did It final

[…] that I have done in my life. It gives my time a sense of purpose; doing something productive for others. "I like that we are taking the stigma out of mental illness. It helps those who are struggling to not be scared or anxious about opening up and asking for help. It also gives […]

The Healing Power of Telling Your Story

[…] story • Understand how it can help our own recovery • Harness the power of storytelling to advance NAMI’s mission Why We Tell Our Story • Reduce stigma • Inspire hope • Advocate We tell our story for ourselves 15 •Empowering • Validating • A key tool in recovery So why don’t we tell […]

Disparities Faced by Individuals with Mental Health Problems Tools to Forge Pathways for Change final

[…] especially with issues of stress & caregiver health. • Reduce isolation –Engage community • Identify losses, acknowledge & heal grieving • Remove the shame – Refuse the stigma • Make Mental Health a Community Priority 20 Disparities in Care and Caregiving: Let’s shift these stats to models that Empower • Average age is 46.3 […]

NAMI-Provider

Program  Introduction Why it  Matters NAMI Provider is a staf development program for health care organizations  working directly with people afected by mental illness. This evidence-based  experience equips health care staf with a deeper understanding of mental illness  and the confidence to serve people and families in a collaborative manner. • Mental illness touches almost everyone’s life in some way.  • More than one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness.*   • 43.8 million adults experience mental illness in a given year.  • People living with mental illness have historically been negatively afected by  stigma and bias in the health care system in the U.S. For many of those people,  interactions with health care providers can be a negative — or even traumatic       — experience.*   • Provider bias, both conscious and unconscious, and a lack of empathy can result  in misdiagnosis and inadequate treatment.*  This can lead to mistrust of health  care professionals and ultimately result in people choosing to forego accessing  care altogether.*   • As the family unit plays a critical role for people with mental illness, it is important  for health care providers to positively engage with not only the person with  mental illness but also their family in various ways.*   • Providers’ interactions with people can either exacerbate or alleviate existing  internalized stigma.*   A mental health  professional with  personal experience with  mental illness An person living well in  mental illness recovery A family member  of someone with  mental illness What Makes  NAMI Provider  Unique?   • Lived experience of mental illness paired with an evidence-based curriculum  • A combination of the recovery and medical models for empathetic,  compassionate mental illness treatment  […]