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We Don’t Feel Safe: Marginalization and Mental Health Challenges in the Queer Community

We all need those who stand firmly atop the social hierarchy to listen to us and then use their privilege to act up for the queer community.

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Gender Bias and the Patriarchy’s Impact on Mental Health Advocacy

Misogyny has had — and continues to have — a significant impact on the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.

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The Power of Advocacy: Turning Experience into Impact

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The Game-Changing Legacy of The Affordable Care Act

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Using Our Voice to Protect the Mental Health of the LGBTQ+ Community

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Lessons in Advocacy from a State and Federal Legislative Staffer

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Celebrating NAMI’s Role in Advocating for an Improved Criminal Justice System

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How the Justice System Fails Those with Mental Illness

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How Solitary Confinement Contributes to the Mental Health Crisis

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All People Deserve Quality Care, Including Those Who Are Incarcerated

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Pursuing Motherhood While Living with Mental Illness

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No Illness, Mental or Physical, is Shameful

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How to Prepare for Your Psychiatric Appointment

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How Lived Experience and Identity Shape Mental Health Counseling

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Recovery Begins with a Decision

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Mental Health Patients Have Rights

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Everyone Deserves Adequate Mental Health Care

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Getting Involved with Minority Mental Health

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Why Suicide Reporting Guidelines Matter

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Ensuring Your Child is Supported at School

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You Can’t “Pray Away” a Mental Health Condition

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Substance Use Carries Mental Health Risks—Yes, Even Marijuana

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It’s Time to Talk About Suicide in LGBTQ Communities

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Suicide Prevention as a Social Justice Issue

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Rules of the Road for Succeeding in College with a Mood Disorder

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Work is Recovery

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Mental Health Matters for All Students

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There is No Shame: The Power to End Mental Health Stigma Begins with Me

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I Remember When Worry Was a Friend

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Challenging Multicultural Disparities in Mental Health

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Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder: What’s the Difference?

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The Stigma in Our Health Care System

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Reasons to Attend NAMI’s Hill Day

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A Dog Story: Negotiating with the Airlines

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Help Build the Mental Health Movement

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Medicaid Matters: Lifting a Family from Fear to Hope

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The Reps are Back in Town: Make Your Voice Heard

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Mental Health Reform is a Law

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Do You Know the Layers of Self-Advocacy?

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Take the First Step for Mental Health Reform: Register to Vote

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22 Push-Ups to Raise Awareness About an Appalling Epidemic Among Veterans

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Washington Post Talks Mental Health Policy with NAMI

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Giving Your Mental Health the Old College Try

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The Countdown is On: Time to Pass Mental Health in the Senate

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Happy Anniversary to the ADA!

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Exercise for Mental Health: 8 Keys to Get and Stay Moving

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Should Police Accommodate People with Mental Illness in Crisis? The Supreme Court Weighs In—Kind Of

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Election Mental Health Advocacy: Opportunity and Action

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