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NAMICon 2020 Virtual Event Honors Mental Health Leaders
During NAMICon 2020, one of the nation’s largest gatherings of mental health advocates, NAMI presented awards honoring exemplary leadership at the national, state and local level. -
NAMI Announces 2020 Exemplary Psychiatrist Awardees
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, today released the names of 14 awardees for their annual Exemplary Psychiatrist Awards. -
Disgust: A Natural Emotional Response to Abuse
Disgust is often a message from our brain telling us that someone is or was toxic to our mental health. Identifying and processing disgust, no matter how long ago the abuse occurred, can be a turning point toward recovery. -
6 Ways You Can Help a Loved One on Their Healing Journey
Unfortunately, there are no foolproof guidelines for helping your loved one on their journey towards recovery. However, you can connect to your intentions, convey compassion and maintain your own self-care while empowering your loved one regardless of where they are in their healing journey.
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Register for SMI Adviser’s Webinar On Criminal Justice Involvement
Register for SMI Adviser’s free webinar: “Supporting Clients Who Have Been Justice-Involved” on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET. -
Register For A SMI Adviser Webinar On What Happens When Your Patient with SMI is Arrested
Register for SMI Adviser’s free webinar: “What Happens When Your Patient with SMI Is Arrested?” on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST. -
Experiencing Both Perspectives of EMDR: Provider and Patient
Dr. Brister is a psychiatrist who has used the treatment, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), as a way to help his patients through trauma. But he is also an individual who has used EMDR as a way to process his own trauma. -
Rural Mental Health Work: One Therapist’s Journey
Approximately 20% of our total population currently lives in rural parts of the U.S. We must address our pervasive workforce issues if we wish to make a dent in the unmet mental health needs in our small communities. -
NAMI’s Ask the Expert Webinar: Cultural Competence in Psychiatry
Join us while we discuss how mental health and its treatment varies across cultures and communities. We'll also provide insight into how psychiatry is viewed and accepted across different cultures. -
Reflections on Medicine, Shame and Stigma
NAMI's medical director shares his experience with stigma around suicide in his personal life and in the psychiatric community.