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Tom’s Story
Well before I realized that this was the person I was going to love for the rest of my life, I realized that I would have to fully embrace her mental illness. As such, I would have to make her extensive involvement with NAMI my own.
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Remembering Our Veterans and their Families
President Barack Obama issued an official announcement this week proclaiming Nov. 11, 2013 as Veterans Day. -
New Rule Requires Equal Treatment for Mental Health
A landmark moment for mental health coverage has taken place. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a long-awaited “final rule” dictating that mental health be covered equal to physical health. -
Phillip’s Story
I always felt that there was something different about me, but I was too afraid to face it. If I had known what I do now, I could have easily skipped the dark years, which involved lots of self-destruction with heavy drug usage and self-harm.
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Paton’s Story
When I was 26 years old, I believed that I had created the picture-perfect life with a family and thriving business. But my life took an abrupt turn when I had my first series of manic episodes in 2002.
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Imaj’s Story
My first-hand experience with mental illness happened three years ago, when my older brother Sovereign had his first mental break. The day it happened, we—my three other brothers, my mother and myself—didn't have a clue of what was going on. All we knew is that for several days straight Sovereign wasn't his normal self.
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Linea’s Story
How do I live a life of fulfillment? How will I accomplish all the things that I planned to do? Are the dreams I once had now gone now that I’ve been diagnosed with a lifelong illness? These are the questions I would ask myself daily when I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 19.
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Never Again: A Family Confronts Nazi Germany and Mental Illness
In 1939, Hitler began ensuring that the mentally “challenged, handicapped and elderly” (essentially those who could not be an economic asset to the country), were to be “euthanized.” One woman searches for answers at Saschsenberg. -
Are You Haunted by Halloween Stigma? Here’s What to Do
It is Halloween season again. -
The Latino Paradox: Mental Health Appears to Not Be an Exception
Years ago, in a college class, I learned that socioeconomic status was commonly used as a predictor of health outcomes in most countries.