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Finding Mental Health Support After Leaving My Hasidic Community
This upbringing ultimately took a serious toll on my mental health and pushed me to search for a community of my own. -
How Improving My Mental Health Helped Me Reconnect with My Culture
I am dedicated to spending the rest of my life inspiring others to use mental health as a tool to learn more about their cultural identity. -
We Don’t Feel Safe: Marginalization and Mental Health Challenges in the Queer Community
We all need those who stand firmly atop the social hierarchy to listen to us and then use their privilege to act up for the queer community. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Letter to Senate Commerce Committee leadership in support of the Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1409), which would establish a duty of care for social media companies to protect minors from mental health harms, as well as several additional measures to transform the digital environment for children and teens. -
PTSD and Black Male Mental Health
PTSD and Black Male Mental Health After a traumatizing incident that almost cost him his life, Dr. Sheldon Jacobs made it his mission to give back to others the mental health support he needed himself as a young Black man. For Dr. Jacobs and his family, NAMI’s inclusive support helped their mental health journey and […] -
988 at One: Celebrating Progress & Looking Ahead to Help People in Crisis
Its success shows what we can accomplish when advocates, partners and policymakers work together toward a common goal. -
Navigating Trauma as a Refugee
With the right treatment in place, I was able to acknowledge and validate my pain. -
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Letter supporting the Mental Health Services for Students Act, which would provide on-site school and community-based mental health services to public school students, helping schools and families to identify students who need mental health services and connect them with the care they need. -
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Child and Adolescent Mental Health & Mental Health Workforce
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors supporting H.R. 2412, the Helping Kids Cope Act, which aims to expand the availability of a variety of pediatric mental health services and invest in the pediatric mental and behavioral health workforce. -
Gender Bias and the Patriarchy’s Impact on Mental Health Advocacy
Misogyny has had — and continues to have — a significant impact on the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.