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Hope Starts With Us: Back to School Anxiety
In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. speaks with Willa Amai and Angel Zhong about students' anxieties as they head back to school.
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Letter to HHS Secretary on COVID-19
Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra, requesting that the Department of Health and Human Services takes proactive steps to integrate mental health and substance use throughout the operations of the newly-formed the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response. -
The Importance of Social Connections for People with SMI
People with mental health conditions must develop and cultivate meaningful, supportive and organic connections. -
A Parent’s Guide to Mental Health as School Starts Back Up
Dr. Christine Crawford, associate medical director at NAMI, said parents can explain in simple terms what they do to calm down. The key is to keep listening. "If your child is keeping to themselves, they're just staying in the room, they're not engaging with you, or with their friends, then that's certainly reason to be […] -
Anosognosia: A Big Word for a Surprising Condition
A broad familiarity within our society about this condition would be life-changing for people with SMI. -
The Intersection of Faith and Mental Health
Here at NAMI, we are deeply committed to engaging with faith communities because we are passionate about meeting people where they are, not where we want them to be. That’s why we have created a special faith advisory group and a variety of resources for faith communities to engage with — including our interfaith network NAMI FaithNet
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Shifting the Research Lens: Mothers of Adult Children with SMI
A main theme that I heard expressed was the women’s sense of shame and self-blame for their adult children’s problems. -
My Battle with Bipolar Disorder
I’ve learned that hope walks with the hurting. -
Surviving to Thriving: Coping with Dissociative Identity Disorder
It was like taking care of a large family inside myself.