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4 Ways To Destigmatize Mental Health At Work
August 31, 2020 By Alice Boyes Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliceboyes/2020/08/31/4-ways-to-destigmatize-mental-health-at-work/#1c4b5f8be49d In any month, about 18% of people in the workforce are experiencing a mental health condition. Depression and anxiety are the most common. Many … Read more
Bodycam footage shines light on mental illness
September 2, 2020 By Vic Micolucci News 4 JAX https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/09/02/bodycam-footage-shines-light-on-mental-illness/ JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A new policy that allows for a quicker release of body camera footage capturing police shootings in Jacksonville … Read more
How Early Intervention Impacted My Life
Aug 26, 2020 By Katharine Hartleb NAMI https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/August-2020/How-Early-Intervention-Impacted-My-Life I remember the first time I experienced the feeling of not being able to get out of bed. Not because I was … Read more
U.S. Senate Passes The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Improvement Act
8/7/2020 NAMI https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-News/2020/U-S-Senate-Passes-the-Commander-John-Scott-Hannon-Veterans-Mental-Health-Improvement-Act On August 5th, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act, S. 785, bipartisan legislation focused on efforts to reduce … Read more
The close relationship between sleep and mental health
August 4, 2020 Written by James Kingsland Fact checked by Hannah Flynn, MS Medical News Today https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/sleep-and-mental-health Not getting enough sleep skews our ability to regulate our emotions. In the … Read more
Mental Health and Substance Use State Fact Sheets
Jul 10, 2020 KFF https://www.kff.org/statedata/mental-health-and-substance-use-state-fact-sheets/ The coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic downturn have taken a toll on mental health for many people, with over 30% of adults in the U.S. now reporting … Read more
An Open Letter In Response To The President’s Executive Order On Safe Policing For Safe Communities
7/17/2020 NAMI https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-News/2020/An-Open-Letter-in-Response-to-the-President-s-Executive-Order-on-Safe-Policing-for-Safe-Communities Today, NAMI, in partnership with CIT International and other national organizations working in mental health and policing, released an open letter responding to President Trump’s June 16th executive … Read more
Why We Need More Culturally Competent Therapists
Jul 10, 2020 By Sebastian Martinez NAMI https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/July-2020/Why-We-Need-More-Culturally-Competent-Therapists I am a Latinx (a person who is ethnically from a Latin American or Caribbean culture) living with co-occurring mental health conditions. … Read more
How To Nurture Your Child’s Mental Health
Jun 8, 2020 By Sam Baker KERA News https://www.keranews.org/post/how-nurture-your-childs-mental-health Parents usually keep watch on their child’s physical health. But they may not pay as much attention to mental health unless … Read more
News from NAMI National
In the News – From NAMI National
- NAMI goes virtual, addresses ‘epidemic within the pandemic’ January 9, 2021
- Video Segment on Alternates to Police Response for Mental Health Crisis Situations [picked-up across the U.S. by local CBS News Stations] January 2, 2021
- Video Segment from Boston 25 News Gets Real: Mental Health January 1, 2021
- COVID-19 is taking a heavy toll in America’s mental health-care deserts December 30, 2020
- As pandemic year winds down, mental health concerns rising in Minnesota December 28, 2020
- Why Paulina Porizkova’s honesty around mental health added up to a groundbreaking year: ‘We relate to her’ December 18, 2020
- 2020 Has Been Devastating. How Can We Cope With The Mental Health Impact And Build Emotional Resilience? December 17, 2020
NAMI Mental Health Research News
Mental Health Research News – From NAMI National
- Depressive Symptoms Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases December 15, 2020
- Content Analysis of Rap Music Shows Increased References to Mental Health December 7, 2020
- Multimodal Machine-Learning Models May Improve Predictability of Transition to Psychosis December 2, 2020
- Specific Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder May Predict Suicide Attempts November 18, 2020
- Rodent Model Shows Cannabis Use During Pregnancy May Impact Offspring Cognitive and Social Function November 15, 2020
- COVID-19 Infection Associated with Increased Incidence of Psychiatric Symptoms November 9, 2020
Psychchology Today News
Psychology Today News
- Yes—We are Divided, But It's Not Just Politics and Media January 18, 2021
- Should You Have a Child? January 18, 2021
- Strategies To Get Through Virtual Learning During COVID January 18, 2021
- Here are 3 Major Things to Change in Your Bedroom in 2021 January 18, 2021
- A Culture Obsessed with Blame January 18, 2021
- Wounded Healer: Rollo May's Psycho-Spiritual Odyssey January 18, 2021
- Why Is It So Hard to Admit When We Are Wrong? January 18, 2021