I learned to separate my identity — my essence, my core — from this highly stigmatized word.
Our community needs the empathy and compassion only our peers can offer.
What I’ve Learned on My Mental Health Journey
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The Importance of Treatment Adherence and Coordinated Care
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Understanding the Necessity of Community First Response
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Thriving on the Bipolar Spectrum: Changing the Narrative with Stories of Lived Experience
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What It’s Like to Live with an OCD Monster
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Lessons in Advocacy from a State and Federal Legislative Staffer
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Celebrating NAMI’s Role in Advocating for an Improved Criminal Justice System
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How the Justice System Fails Those with Mental Illness
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How Solitary Confinement Contributes to the Mental Health Crisis
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All People Deserve Quality Care, Including Those Who Are Incarcerated
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It’s Not the Hormones: Reflections on a Teenage Girl’s Traumatic Crisis
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More than a Patient: Using a Recovery-Based Approach
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Engaging Your Community in the Mental Health Conversation
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Black Men and Mental Health: Practical Solutions
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Pursuing Motherhood While Living with Mental Illness
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Type 2 Diabetes and Mental Health: Exploring the Connection
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Physical and Mental Illness in Children: Both Need to Be Taken Seriously
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Children Should Not Have to Be Resilient
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Embracing Physical Touch and Meditation for Emotional Well-Being
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How I Cope with Agoraphobia
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