Tag: NAMI

Coronavirus: Mental Health Coping Strategies | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

The following link is an article from NAMI in where the author discusses the mental health implications stemming from the coronavirus crisis as well as well as how to cope during these uncertain times. Click on the link to read more.

https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/March-2020/Coronavirus-Mental-Health-Coping-Strategies

Mental Illness Awareness Week

If you are like me (busy as a bee), you probably JUST realized it’s Mental Illness Awareness Week. It started on Sunday 6th and will end on the 12th of this Saturday. And well today is World Mental Health Day. The latter was started by the World Federation for Mental Health In 1992. Observed by more than 150 countries, every year on the 10th of October supporters across the globe bring awareness to mental illness and its effects on people’s everyday life. Then you have Mental Health Awareness Week which made its debut in 1990 by US Congress in partnership with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). But people…bloggers like myself try to bring up mental health everyday of the year to help raise awareness of mental health while reducing the stigma towards it. Whether it’s an online article or a piece of my bouts with mental illness the purpose is reduce stigma and to help viewers realize they are not alone. That while you live and struggle with mental illness, that does not mean it defines you. Or that there is no shame or weakness in seeing a mental health provider. You are doing your best to return power to you and not your mental illness.

So there you have it…little tidbits about both awareness day/week. Considering my CRAZY schedule (working two jobs, working nearly 40 hrs a week. It’s not much, but it’s better than nothing), I will do my best to keep up with what’s left of at LEAST of Mental Illness Awareness Week. If I can’t, just keep this in mind…EVERY WEEK is Mental Illness Awareness Week.

NAMI’s Statement Regarding President Trump’s Comments on Reinstitutionalizing People with Mental Ill | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

NAMI Acting CEO Angela Kimball responds to President Trump’s statements about reopening mental “institutions.”
— Read on www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-News/2019/NAMI-s-Statement-Regarding-President-Trump-s-Comments-on-Reinstitutionalizing-People-with-Mental-Ill

I wanted to show this earlier along with the post below, but my WordPress app kept shutting down on me and my laptop is sorta not working.

How the Digital Age Has Impacted Mental Health Care | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

Despite what the Internet tells you, how many self-care apps you have or what your social media following suggests—there isn’t any replacement for professional mental health treatment.
— Read on www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/February-2019/How-Seeking-Mental-Health-Care-Has-Changed