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Hope Starts With Us: Pride & LGBTQ+ Mental Health
In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, guest host Matt Raymond, NAMI communications director, speaks with Rosemary Ketchum (former board member of NAMI Greater Wheeling, WV, and first openly transgender official to be elected in West Virginia) and Frank Grimsley (body-positive, queer content creator, brand collaborator, licensed therapist, school social worker and TV personality) in honor of Pride Month about LGBTQ+ mental health.
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I Think I Might Be Gay
We helped change attitudes and laws. And we discovered the transformative, collective power in the simple act of coming out. -
Letter to Senate Leadership on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Letter to Senate leadership and Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation leadership supporting S.1409, the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, which proposes several measures to hold social media companies accountable and create a safer digital environment for children and teens. -
Being Queer is Joyful
Not only has living authentically quelled my confusion and sense of isolation, but it has also brought me immeasurable happiness and excitement for the future. -
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Parity
Letter to Senators Bennet and Wyden expressing support for the Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act., which would improve access to mental health services for millions of Americans. -
Physical and Mental Illness in Children: Both Need to Be Taken Seriously
When it comes to mental illness, families often receive less support, compassion and understanding than those facing physical illness. -
Children Should Not Have to Be Resilient
I felt pressure to continue being ‘the brave, resilient one’ in moments I deserved to rest, recuperate and simply be a child. -
Hanging On the Edge: Rock Climbing and the Therapeutic Relationship
I have found climbing to be a beautiful metaphor for overcoming the difficulties life throws our way. -
Letter To CMS’s Director on Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for First Episode Psychosis (FEP)
Letter to CMS’s Director of Coding & Diagnosis Related Groups, encouraging CMS to take any actions that the agency can take to help increase access to CSC, including acting on the application to establish a team-based billing code for Coordinated Specialty Care for Early Psychosis. -
Addressing Youth Mental Health in NAMI’s Next Book
In recent years, youth mental health has emerged as a topic of urgent importance.