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Depression Runs High Among College Athletes
A new study shows that college athletes may be put at an increased risk for depression. -
NAMI Honors Vancouver Canucks for Mental Health Awareness Campaign; Commends National Hockey League
NAMI has selected the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL to receive one of its highest honors for leadership in raising public awareness of mental illness. -
Strong Advocacy Effort Needed to Help Smokers with Mental Illness
While public health efforts have reduced smoking rates as a whole, smokers with mental illness have benefited very little. -
Experimental Brain Therapy and Antidepressant Combo Could Help Depression
A new research study has found that a brain stimulation therapy paired with antidepressants can reduce symptoms of depression. -
Stress and the Brain: Neuroimaging and Hope for New Treatments
Understanding neural pathways in the brain may help reduce the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). -
Newtown Tragedy: Push for Mental Health Reform
It’s almost a week now since 20 children and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. -
Are You Registered to Vote for Mental Health?
Today is National Voter Registration Day, meaning there are only a few weeks left for you to register to vote in the 2012 elections. -
The Colorado Tragedy: What Families Are Asking
Along with so many other Americans, NAMI members have been saddened by the tragedy in Aurora, Colo. in which 12 people were slain and 58 wounded in a theater at the premiere of a Batman movie. -
Gay Pride Month: Coming Out for Mental Health
Editor’s Note: During June, many communities are observing Gay Pride Month. Dates for events vary by city, but wherever you live, now is an appropriate time to consider the mental health challenges facing individuals, particularly youth, who “come out” with their sexual orientation. NAMI is sharing this article that originally appeared in ¡Avanzamos!, NAMI’s Spanish language magazine. -
A Mother’s Message of Reconciliation and Restoration
When mental illness strikes there is always collateral damage that extends beyond the person with the illness to include family and friends.