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Understanding the Necessity of Community First Response
This kind of first response directly improves safety and well-being by connecting people to appropriate care and resources. -
Celebrating NAMI’s Role in Advocating for an Improved Criminal Justice System
It will take small victories, piling up over time, to reach our final goal. -
How the Justice System Fails Those with Mental Illness
We cannot expect to make progress when we keep those experiencing mental health crises in dehumanizing environments that exacerbate their symptoms. -
How Solitary Confinement Contributes to the Mental Health Crisis
Those with mental illness are overrepresented in solitary confinement, despite the vulnerability and threats to the mental health of those incarcerated. -
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. -
Ensuring Your Child is Supported at School
Most educators would be naturally inclined to accommodate, include and support your child experiencing a mental health condition. And it’s their job to do so. Your job is to enlist their help. -
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. -
Building Bonds Behind Bars with NAMI Peer-to-Peer
"I was inside the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women to co-lead a three-day NAMI Peer-to-Peer training. Knowing that I could leave didn’t help; I still felt trapped when I heard all those doors lock behind me." -
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. -
Federal Proposal to Limit Access to Psychiatric Medications Causes Concern
Proposed alterations to Medicare Part D could mean changes in the availability of medication for individuals with mental illness.