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This Minority Mental Health Month, NAMI is Raising Awareness About Mental Health in Underrepresented Communities
To help raise awareness about mental health care in underrepresented communities, NAMI is releasing the latest installments of the “Strength Over Silence” video series, highlighting three personal stories featuring courage, culture and community. -
From Isolation to Community and Change
"NAMI would one day take my life’s greatest heartache and give me a community." -
Why Mental Illness Education Matters to Me
"I want to spread education so that others don’t have to go through what my mother and I both went through." -
Outreach and Engagement for Asian American Families
With more efforts to prioritize inclusion, we can support diverse communities and their unique mental health needs. -
How Schools Treat Children with Mental Illness and What Parents Can do About it
Too often, the school system discriminates against students with mental illness and other disabilities. It's important to advocate for these students getting the education and support they need to thrive. -
The Difference Between a Disorder and a Feeling
It’s easy to assume that because we all experience anxiety, we have an idea of what living with an anxiety condition might feel like. But that’s simply not the case. -
The Messy Truth About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Why do most people believe the myth that OCD is just about a hyper-organized desk or color-coordinated closet? -
NAMI Raises Awareness by Dispelling Harmful Myths About Mental Illness
In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week on October 6-12, 2019, the National Alliance on Mental Illness and its affiliates across the country are raising awareness and dispelling some of the common myths about mental illness. -
Are the Kids Really Learning About Mental Health?
Now more than ever, children are learning about mental health in school. However, mental health issues among young people is still on the rise. We need to ensure that our children are not just learning how to seek help, but are actually acting on it. -
College Students of Color: Overcoming Mental Health Challenges
Feelings of marginalization and isolation can be harmful to mental health for students of color. Learn more about how colleges and universities can create environments in which young people of color are valued.