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Fallen Riviera: Another World Proposes a Turning Point
Members of the Los Angeles-based band were deeply affected by the suicide of a former band member's brother-in-law and have used the stage to raise awareness for mental health.
Taking on the World: Free Global Film Screening on Mental Illness, Oct. 10
[…] access to treatment and care are major themes, framed against colorful, emotionally powerful backgrounds. Approximately 450 million people live with mental illness worldwide. About 800,000 die from suicide, mostly in low and middle income countries—where as many as 85 percent of people living with severe mental illness receive no treatment. In high income countries, […]
Black Box: A Work in Progress
[…] that you had to be ashamed. In later years, out of my five best friends from those days, I discovered that one’s mother had bipolar and multiple suicide attempts, another had a father with OCD who they said was a teacher but really stayed home all day polishing doorknobs. Secrecy and the shaming is […]
Facing a Double Stigma
[…] around mental health issues in ethnic minority and religious communities? First off, it’s important that we recognize that our silence has consequences, and those consequences are deadly. Suicide is a serious risk factor when it comes to mental illness, and no community is immune. I encourage communities to start educating themselves and talking about […]
What’s At Stake
[…] conditions cost the economy an estimated $193 billion dollars in lost earnings each year. Mental health conditions are the number one cause of disability and workplace absenteeism. Suicide is at a 30-year high. Every day, an average of 117 people die by suicide. Up to 25% of people who are homeless live with a […]
NAMI’s Ask the Expert Webinar: “Cover Up: Understanding Self–Harm”
[…] present our first Ask the Expert. Senator Joan Freeman is a psychologist from Ireland who has been a psychotherapist and founder and CEO of Pieta House (The Suicide and Self-Harm Crisis Centers). She is currently an Irish Senator, founder and CEO of Solace House (Suicide Prevention Center) in New York, and is the author […]
NAMI Joins Seven Leading Organizations to Launch Mental Health for US Coalition
[…] call for bipartisan support and systematic change through grassroots activation. Mental Health for US calls for substantial increases in federal funding for research on mental health conditions, suicide prevention, more effective treatments and better diagnostic tools. There is a crisis, and we need specific policy proposals around these issues and how both presidential and […]
NAMI Applauds FCC Leadership on 9–8–8 Crisis Number
This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to designate 9-8-8 as the 3-digit number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. NAMI applauds Chairman Ajit Pai and the FCC for their leadership on this issue and strongly supports the creation of a national […]
Podcasts Featuring Three Unique Perspectives on Serious Mental Illness Released in Partnership with APA’s SMI Adviser
[…] of patients the clinician has treated. These podcasts feature the real-life experiences of people with mental illness. Some of the content includes discussions on topics such as suicide attempts and may be triggering. If you are in need of support at any time during the podcast, please contact the NAMI HelpLine at 800-950-6264, available […]