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A Film Festival to Spread Positivity
There are many ways watching films can help people. Movies can destigmatize mental illness; explore trauma and possible cures; promote compassion; and most importantly let people know they are not alone. -
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
Selfish. Manipulative. Untreatable. Clingy—this is how people describe those who live with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). But considering what a person experiencing BPD deals with daily, these labels aren’t fair. -
An Invisible Illness is Still an Illness
"I have a mental disorder with a long, fancy name: Schizoaffective Disorder Bipolar Type 1. An illness like mine is invisible. The only people who can see it are the people I chose to let inside. Thankfully, I started with NAMI Peer-to-Peer." -
Teaching Kids About Mental Health Matters
Kids are our next generation. We should be teaching them about the importance of mental health and the warning signs of mental illness. If we teach them well enough, maybe stigma won’t exist once their generation grows up.
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Delivering on the Hope for Recovery
NAMI believes every community needs hope and support when it comes to mental health. And National Technical Assistance Centers, such as the NAMI STAR Center, encourages every state to help peer- and family-run organizations provide that crucial hope and support. -
“13 Reasons Why” Hurts Vulnerable Teens
While the show has started many conversations about suicide, whether those conversations are harmful or helpful is debatable. What is helpful, however, are all the resources that have become more visible in response to the show. -
How You Can Stop Mental Illness Stigma
Living with a mental health condition is already challenging, and the added burden of stigma leads to tragic outcomes. So, this Mental Health Month, pledge to be StigmaFree. We need to show the world that we are all #IntoMentalHealth. -
Hands-On for Mental Health: A Pie Tale
Mental Health Month is just around the corner. If your congregation, school, office, town, campus, book club, family, sports team—whatever!—is looking to get involved and raise awareness and funds for NAMI, consider a bake sale.
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World Health Day Spotlights Depression
For the first time since 2001, World Health Day is bolstering our cause and mission by highlighting depression. Learn why this theme was chosen, and how you can help raise awareness. -
Beyond Silence: Stopping Stigma One Story at a Time
Created in partnership with NAMI, the new documentary Beyond Silence highlights three courageous individuals determined to break through the silence of mental illness stigma by sharing their mental health journeys with the world.