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MediaWatch: Don’t Forget the Children
Did you know that 50 percent of mental illnesses begin by age 14? Children need their parents and teachers to be able to recognize the symptoms. Can you? -
Showing What It Means to Have Bipolar Disorder
Accurate portrayals of bipolar disorder in pop culture are critical for awareness and acceptance. Here are two books that get it right. -
Diversity in Motion: Raising Awareness through Dance
NAMI Wisconsin discovered that mental health advocacy is a beat we can all dance to. Their annual flash mob dance during National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month attracts new faces to the NAMI family and communicates the cross-cultural message that talking about mental illness isn’t scary. Check out their tips on staging your own flash mob! -
SAMHSA–Sponsored Webinar: Ensuring Stakeholder and Family Engagement
Join the National Council for Behavioral Health, National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health and NAMI for a webinar about the importance of including individual and family members in organizational decision making. -
Here Comes the Sun
If I can go through depressive psychosis and graduate high school, then I can handle anything. I always tell myself this.
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Steps to Stomp out Stigma
As the teenage mental illness and suicide rate gradually rises, we must learn to open our mouths and speak.
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Tips to Stay Mentally Healthy While Traveling
Traveling has countless benefits: learning, exploring, trying new things, to name just a few. Here are a few ways to stay mentally healthy while on your trip.
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Sorry I’m Not Fun Anymore
Sorry that it’s hard for me to make plans because recovery is a full-time job. Sorry that I have to choose support groups over dates and therapy appointments over happy hours.
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It Gets Better
I expanded my mindfulness and my ability to speak to others. I started to think of the glass as half full, rather than empty. Here I am, nine months later, stronger than ever.
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Want to Know How to Help a Friend?
NAMI has created this infographic to highlight a few steps you should follow in order to help a friend that is going through problems with their mental health.