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Grounding Schizophrenia Through Tai Chi
"…these ancient Chinese mind/body/breath exercises were helping to ground me, something I sorely needed." -
My Routine Is Both a Blessing and the Bane of My Existence
A very important part of my routine is my mental health time, which includes using mindfulness techniques, like yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, etc. -
A Word to the Wise: Caregiver Take Care
Self-care is not particularly difficult to execute. What's hard is making self-care a priority when you need it the most. -
7 Tools for Managing Traumatic Stress
Managing traumatic stress can be incredibly challenging, especially when symptoms are unpredictable and make it difficult to function. -
Planning for Youth Emotional Health in Unruly Environments: Bringing a Trauma Informed Community Building Lens to Therapeutic Planning
The paper seeks to explore two primary questions. How was TICB (Trauma Informed Community Building) integrated into practice and how did it support health outcomes for youth, if at all? Second, what are the limitations of the TICB model and is it a sustainable approach to planning for emotion in unruly environments? The article closes with a discussion of the potential contributions and limitations of TICB in engaging historical, structural (systems level) and individual trauma into youth community building. -
Making the Most of a Psych Ward Stay: Strategies from a Psychiatric Nurse
Here are some tips to ensure the “first day of the rest of your life” is a healthier one. -
Register for NAMI’s Ask the Expert Webinar: Eating for Better Mental Health
Register for NAMI's Ask the Expert Webinar: Eating for Better Mental Health on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. ET. -
Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Strategy
This resource outlines CDC’s specific goals and objectives for ACEs prevention and response. The goals and objectives aim to prevent ACEs before they happen, identify those who have experienced ACEs, and respond using trauma-informed approaches in order to create the conditions for strong, thriving families and communities where all children and youth are free from harm and all people can achieve lifelong health and wellbeing. -
An Antidote for the Pandemic-related Mental Exhaustion You’re Feeling
A theory from neuroscience can help us understand why some of us are feeling so worn out by this pandemic — and what we can do about it. -
Register for NAMI’s Ask the Expert Webinar: In–Person, Virtual And Everything In Between – Supporting Families And Children Returning To School
Register for NAMI's Ask the Expert Webinar: "In-Person, Virtual And Everything In Between – Supporting Families And Children Returning To School" on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. ET.