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Using Lived Experience to Adapt Mental Health Language
By using the language of people with lived experience, we can create a more person-centered approach to the way we all talk about mental health. -
Preventing a Generation from Struggling in Silence
If we fail to teach the younger generations about mental health, they may struggle alone rather than talk to people who can help them. They may feel ashamed for what they experience rather than know it’s not their fault. They may even take their lives. -
Writing Tips that Can Reduce Symptoms
For someone with mental illness, taking time to write expressively can be very helpful to your well-being. Here are a few tips to help you get started. -
Mental Illness: A Common Bond
On the first Saturday of every month, the basement at Providence United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina transforms into a drop-in center called Providence Place. Every single person in this room has been affected by mental illness in some way or another. -
NAMI’s Convention Was a Colorful Panorama, Energizing People for the Year Ahead
The 2014 NAMI National Convention is in the books. Here are some of the highlights. -
Get Ready to #Act4MentalHealth
On Sept. 4, mental health advocates will head to Capitol Hill and take action online to push for comprehensive mental health care. -
“Oh No, I’ve Just Been Diagnosed With a Mental Illness…”
These were my first thoughts when I was discharged from UCLA and Harris Methodist hospital in 2002 and again in 2007.