Governor Jesse Ventura's lack of sympathy for persons driven by brain disorders to commit suicide stands as an example of the ignorance and stigma that still needs to be overcome in American society in the treatment of mental illness.
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) today announced the appointment of Richard Birkel, Ph.D., as executive director of the nation's largest grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with mental illnesses. Birkel, c...
NAMI is honored to partner with Jack and Jill of America, Inc. because together, we want to promote mental health awareness in the African American community.
But even when a person with a mental illness knows the basic difference between right and wrong, the twisted logic and confusion of psychosis-which may include delusions and hallucinations-still may convince them that wrong is right, and that doing the unthinkable is what ne...
Spotting symptoms or discovering that your child has a mental health condition can bring a lot of uncertainty. Here are some ways to help your child and help your family.
The thought of a family member, a friend or someone else you care about going missing can be terrifying. Here is what you should do to help find them.
Both internal personal motivations and external cultural values can create a high burden of expectation and pressure to succeed for Asian Amercan and Pacific Islanders.
Maybe I should have seen it coming. I had a parent and a sibling diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and another sibling with schizoaffective disorder . I have seen some of my nieces and nephews struggle with mental health and have faced my own problems with depression and ...
Few words can describe the relief I felt when, with the bang of a gavel, a juvenile court judge decided that my then 14-year-old daughter would attend a mental health boarding school instead of prison. Nine months earlier, she had gotten into trouble with the law for ...
The White House has announced plans that would make significant changes to mental health coverage. Meanwhile, congressional leaders are working toward reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and have forged a tentative bipartisan agreement to stabilize th...
Bipolar disorder causes dramatic shifts in a person's mood, energy and ability to think clearly. Individuals with this disorder experience extreme high and low moods, known as mania and depression. Some people can be symptom-free for many years between episodes.
As Hispanic/Latinx people continue to migrate to the U.S. and become a larger and more diverse segment of our population, it is important to understand the internal diversity, experiences and needs of these communities.