The Remarkable Human-Animal Bond
Animals can be a wonderful part of life. They are an underutilized mental health intervention that could benefit many more people.
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Early Intervention Could Have Changed My Life
The signs of mental illness were all there, but the stigma of mental illness prevented anyone from noticing or speaking up.
As Suicides Rise, Insurers Find Ways to Deny Mental Health Coverage
An in-depth article on parity issues. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, passed more than a decade ago, requires insurers to provide comparable coverage for mental health and medical treatments. Even so, insurers are denying claims, limiting coverage, and finding other ways to avoid complying with the law.
Phone companies must allow texting new ’988′ suicide line
The FCC will require that phone companies allow people to text as well as call a new “988” number for the suicide-prevention hotline. Phone companies have until July 2022 to implement the 988 number for both calling and texting. “Texting to 988 is a huge step forward in improving how you address mental health,” […]
Unhinged: A Memoir of Enduring, Surviving and Overcoming Family Mental Illness
[…] rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.1111106872559px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">When you have a family legacy riddled with psychosis, paranoia and suicide, the odds of avoiding these symptoms yourself don’t look so promising. Fortunately, through acceptance and a staunch commitment to her own recovery, author Anna Berry overcame […]
To Move Beyond Stigma, We First Need to Understand It
[…] the first update on the prevalence of stigma in 22 years. Dr. Pescosolido hopes to revisit the study every decade to measure its hopeful decline. You can be a part of positive change by pledging to be stigmafree, and by spreading the word about important stigma-busting resources including ok2talk.org and notalone.nami.com. 2015- Suicide-Awareness-Group-photo.jpeg 2015-Suicide-Awareness-Group-photo.jpeg
Climbing out of the Hole
"I don’t know entirely what other grief is like, but dealing with suicide felt like being in a hole. You want someone to come by and help you out of the hole. Then you learn that if someone does throw you a rope, you still have to climb out of that hole yourself."
Awareness Events
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. NAMI observes these events by talking about suicide prevention and promoting resources and awareness, including: how you can help others and how to talk about suicide.
A Public Health Crisis: Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders
A school superintendent whose daughter once attempted suicide, a college student, a social worker, a board-certified child psychiatrist, and a clinical psychologist who served as a member of President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health warned today that children’s health and well-being could be at risk without programs for early identification, evaluation and […]
An epic challenge: Running the 988 crisis line as the US suicide rate rises
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/11/20/suicide-hotline-988-lacks-resources-funding/71410654007/