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Mental Health Starts with Listening
When was the last time you considered how sound might impact your health? Most of us only think about sound pollution when there’s a jackhammer outside our bedroom window, but it turns out what you listen to all day can affect your wellness.
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Are You Living on the Edge?
On Edge: A Journey through Anxiety is part-memoir and part-exposition of the science, symptoms and treatment of anxiety disorders, neatly woven together.
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What Does The American Health Care Act Do To Mental Health Care?
The American Health Care Act (AHCA), which passed the U.S. House on May 4, strips over $800 billion from Medicaid in the next 10 years and 24 million Americans will lose insurance for mental health care. -
Ways to Advance Your Mental Illness Education
Learning coping skills, information about medications, treatment options and new research prepares you to deal with the inevitable challenges of mental illness. For those who have already learned the basics and are ready to take a deeper dive into this complex topic, here are a few suggestions.
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Dear Congress, Don’t Vote Away Our Care
NAMI wrote a letter to the U.S. House leadership on March 23rd opposing The American Health Care Act (AHCA) of 2017. Read the letter here. -
Taking Another Look a Too-Often-Forgotten Treatment for Schizophrenia
We don’t endorse specific treatments at NAMI, but in my role as medical director, I always like to remind people about clozapine. The consensus in the medical community is that, generally speaking, it is an underutilized treatment.
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Understanding Psychotic Breaks
Psychosis is a complex mental health symptom that over 100,000 young people experience each year. Understand what causes psychosis, how to identify symptoms and how to support someone who may be experiencing it. -
Dear Congress: Don’t Forget About Americans with Mental Illness
Join NAMI's fight to protect mental health care coverage. Read NAMI's letter to Congress and learn why preserving Medicaid expansion is vital for millions of Americans with mental illness. -
What’s At Stake
NAMI is at the frontlines of a national healthcare debate, fighting for every American’s right to quality mental health care. -
A Day at the Washington Post
NAMI recently interviewed award-winning journalist Amy Ellis Nutt on her personal and professional experiences with mental illness. Get inspired here.