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Taking Off My Mask
Absolutely no one knew that two months before I moved into my tiny dorm room, I was sitting in an even tinier room in the psychiatric unit after attempting to take my life.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/Taking-Off-My-Mask 11/22/2016 11:39:50 AM
Can Social Media Save a Life?
  Like many who have social media accounts, I regularly check my timelines and feeds for intriguing articles, updates and happenings. Two years ago, I was mindlessly scrolling through one of my accounts before going to bed and one post immediately stood out among the rest...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/September-2017/Can-Social-Media-Save-a-Life 9/29/2017 3:28:54 PM
How to Reduce Screen Time in the Digital Age
  Smartphones have transformed modern life in more ways than anyone could have imagined. They enable 24/7 access to infinite information and tools that help us stay organized, track our fitness, express ourselves and be entertained. However, easy access to these digital d...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/August-2018-/How-to-Reduce-Screen-Time-in-the-Digital-Age 8/10/2018 11:22:37 AM
Why I Handwrite Letters to Strangers
  Dear Stranger, Sometimes, in a moment of solid, quiet exhaustion, I have this longing deep in my chest. I want nothing more than to sit in a temperate field, soft sun alighting on the thin stalks of grass and mellowing through my bones. I just want that simplicity...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/August-2018-/Why-I-Handwrite-Letters-to-Strangers 8/27/2018 10:21:59 AM
How to Have a Healthy Relationship with Social Media
  Social media has allowed society to become more connected than ever. Over  three billion people  around the world use social media to engage with others, access the news and share information. In the U.S. alone,  seven out of ten people  are active social media users. ...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/February-2019/How-to-Have-a-Healthy-Relationship-with-Social-Media 2/25/2019 1:40:18 PM
2014NAMIStateLegislationReport
https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/Public-Policy-Reports/2014NAMIStateLegislationReport 10/6/2015 6:57:43 AM
NAMI Advocate - Previous Issues
Advocate  is NAMI's magazine that is mailed to members across the country. You can find previous issues on this page.
https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/NAMI-Advocate/NAMI-Advocate-Previous-Issues 1/29/2016 11:29:56 AM
Public Policy Reports
NAMI publishes reports on critical, emerging issues to help inform the public about the importance of effective mental health policy.
https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/Public-Policy-Reports 11/19/2014 7:06:02 AM

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