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Managing Depression as an Asian American
To those struggling with depression (particularly young people) who haven’t told anyone about it, I urge you to share. -
NAMI Raises Awareness for Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
This July, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) honors Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month — designated in 2008 by the U.S. House of Representatives — by advocating for underserved groups to have early access to quality mental health care. -
Brain Stimulation Shown to Affect How Brain Processes Stimuli, Potential to Aid in Stress-Related Disorders
New research suggests that noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS), a form of brain stimulation therapy, may help train the brain to more appropriately respond to threats. Researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial among participants without mental health conditions to measure their reaction time and response levels to images. Participants who received nVNS had quicker reaction times overall, increased responsivity to negative images, and decreased responsivity to positive images. In other words, participants’ “fight or flight” response was efficient and appropriate based on the stimulus they were viewing. Future research should focus on testing nVNS in individuals with mental health conditions, particularly those related to stress and threat perception, such as PTSD and anxiety. To learn more, see the study in Brain Stimulation. -
NAMI’s National Office to Take Paid Rest Up Week
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) announced today that it is closing its national office for the week of July 4-July 8 to provide employees paid time off for a Rest Up Week. NAMI is encouraging its employees to use that week to step away from all work demands and to recharge and rest — taking care of their mental and physical health. -
Music Therapy: More Than Just Entertainment
Through music therapy, clients can improve depressive symptoms, develop positive relationships and address loneliness, grief and loss. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Medicare & Parity
Letter to House Ways & Means and Senate Finance Committee leadership, urging the committees to apply the Mental Health Parity Act to Medicare. -
I Am Allowed: Healing My Childhood Trauma and Accepting My Feelings
We can’t heal what we don’t let ourselves feel. -
Regulatory Comment to HHS Secretary on Medicare & Criminal Justice
Regulatory comments to HHS Secretary Becerra, speaking in favor of the proposed special enrollment periods for exceptional conditions, including incarceration. -
“Hiding in Plain Sight”: Destigmatizing Youth Mental Health
Since launching the Well Beings youth mental health campaign two years ago at NAMICon 2020, many NAMI Affiliates have partnered with local PBS stations and community organizations in a national virtual tour to 30 markets, from Nebraska to Alaska and from Pennsylvania to California.