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Finding Connection: Helping Child Sexual Abuse Survivors in Marginalized Communities
For the survivor who experienced abuse within a historically marginalized community, the difficulty of building connections may be even more complex. -
NAMI Ask the Expert: The Impact of Sound and Music
In this Ask the Expert Webinar, join us and Dr. Kiminobu Sugaya as he takes us on an exploration of sound and music and its impact on our brain functions. Learn the therapeutic benefits of music and discover how music therapy addresses the physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs of individuals. -
Letter To CMS’s Director on Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for First Episode Psychosis (FEP)
Letter to CMS’s Director of Coding & Diagnosis Related Groups, encouraging CMS to take any actions that the agency can take to help increase access to CSC, including acting on the application to establish a team-based billing code for Coordinated Specialty Care for Early Psychosis. -
Emotional Recovery from Psychosis: Trusting and Believing in Yourself Again
Trusting yourself is key to your quality of life — but it can be hard to trust yourself when your mind has failed you. -
Advocacy Resource on Crisis Services and Mental Health Funding
NAMI Ad in POLITICO urging Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to improve the mental health system. -
Psychosis Outside the Box: Personal Narratives of Psychosis
Much of the available information about psychosis comes from a medical perspective, which can make those experiencing psychosis feel misunderstood or invalidated by the mental health care system. Two researchers, both diagnosed with schizophrenia, began “Psychosis Outside the Box” to provide an alternative. “Psychosis Outside the Box” is an ongoing project that compiles first-person accounts of psychosis in an online repository. The researchers hope the stories can be shared with other researchers and clinicians to better identify and serve individuals experiencing psychosis, particularly during the early stages when engagement is critical. To learn more, see the article in Psychiatric Services. -
Addressing Youth Mental Health in NAMI’s Next Book
In recent years, youth mental health has emerged as a topic of urgent importance. -
Thoughts on The Pandemic, Trust Issues and Trauma Survivors
We have had to rely on other people during this pandemic, which can be exceedingly difficult for someone who has been working on trauma recovery. -
Hope Starts With Us: Why I Give to NAMI
In a special Giving Tuesday episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. speaks with Dr. Sudhanva Rajagopal, a long-time supporter of NAMI, about why he gives to NAMI and how others can get involved with the organization during the end of the year season. Tune in to hear about Dr. Rajagopal’s story, and how his relationship with NAMI over the years is helping him make an impact in his community.
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Let’s Talk About Advocacy
Let’s Talk About Advocacy Juan introduces us to advocacy and why it is important to speak up. He shares how his own identity, culture, and background put him on the path towards becoming an advocate. In this video, Juan talks about how to get started and shares the message that everyone has the potential to […]