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Thoughts on The Pandemic, Trust Issues and Trauma Survivors
We have had to rely on other people during this pandemic, which can be exceedingly difficult for someone who has been working on trauma recovery. -
Expressive Arts Therapy: A Sensory Approach to Trauma Healing
This method can be effective for a wide audience, primarily because it offers an alternative to immediately identifying and verbalizing emotional pain. -
Breaking Through Family Trauma: Finding Healing and Forgiveness
Oftentimes, the first step in a mental health journey is to reckon with the past. -
Why Mourning for the Self Is a Necessary Part of Healing
Mourning for the self is healing in action. -
Veteran Mental Health: Not All Wounds are Visible
As someone who grew up in a military family the conversation about veterans’ mental health is personal and critically important to me.
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NAMI Is Here To Help for Feelings of Trauma, As Anniversary of 9/11 Approaches
Reminders of 9/11 are all around us — in the news, in documentaries, on social media and in the broader public discussion. For many people, those reminders vividly bring back the trauma they first felt two decades ago. We respond to grief and tragedy in our own ways and our own time. You should know that you are not alone — and that help is available. -
Black History Month: Writing This Triggers My Anxiety
"I only recently started speaking out about generational trauma, racism and being Black in America because…the anxiety and fear can be too much." -
7 Tools for Managing Traumatic Stress
Managing traumatic stress can be incredibly challenging, especially when symptoms are unpredictable and make it difficult to function. -
Congress Passes New Bill to Improve Veterans’ Mental Health Care
On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, NAMI celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives’ unanimous passage of a landmark bipartisan bill, S. 785, The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act. -
NAMI Applauds Victory for Veterans’ Mental Health
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a landmark bipartisan bill, S. 785, The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act, which previously passed the Senate.