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Five Fingers, Five Reasons: How Knitting Comforted My Mom
Through knitting, a mother living with schizophrenia found a meaningful method to express her creativity and find relaxation for more than 50 years. Read her daughter's lovely tribute to the craft's mental health benefits.
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Understanding the Challenges Veterans Face
The term "moral injury" was coined in 2009 by Dr. Jonathan Shay, but the issue has been affecting veterans for much longer than a short seven years. Learn more here.
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Tell Us How Your Health Insurance is (or isn’t!) Working for You
Despite some progress, NAMI’s new report shows that many people face unnecessary barriers to accessing needed mental health care. You can help us track progress—and help us advocate for better access to care—by taking this year’s survey.
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Living Better through Bibliotherapy
Books can play a huge role in mental illness recovery. There’s even a name for it: bibliotherapy. I’ve read dozens of books that have inspired and helped me. Here are a few to add to your bookshelf. -
Discovering New Options: Self-Help Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
If you’ve wanted to try CBT for anxiety or depression but aren't able to see a CBT therapist, you may not need to. Many studies have found that self-directed CBT can be very effective. -
Viewing ADHD with A More Positive Attitude
While putting a positive spin on mental illnesses can seem like an insurmountable challenge, it is possible. ADHD is more than not being able to focus or sit still—it’s having a power house brain that can be difficult to control. -
Time is Ticking on Early Psychosis
Similar to cancer, schizophrenia begins in stages (with psychosis developing early), and similar to cancer, providing care at the earliest possible stage produces the best results. But with psychosis, many people don’t seek help right away. -
NAMI Family-to-Family: Lessons of Forgiveness
Family-to-Family provides family members not only the opportunity to learn more about mental health, but also to help them heal and forgive their family members for the strife that sometimes accompanies mental illness. -
When Looking for Happiness, Find Gratitude
Practicing gratitude is a simple and effective way of improving your positive well-being. Discover the many benefits of being grateful for what you have.
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Why Self-Esteem Is Important for Mental Health
Low self-esteem is not a mental illness, however there are clear links between the way we feel about ourselves and our mental health.