By normalizing my experience, I hope to play a part in removing the stigma and fear surrounding mental health.
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How Lived Experience and Identity Shape Mental Health Counseling
Recovery Begins with a Decision
Mental Health Patients Have Rights
Everyone Deserves Adequate Mental Health Care
Getting Involved with Minority Mental Health
Why Suicide Reporting Guidelines Matter
Ensuring Your Child is Supported at School
You Can’t “Pray Away” a Mental Health Condition
Substance Use Carries Mental Health Risks—Yes, Even Marijuana
It’s Time to Talk About Suicide in LGBTQ Communities
Suicide Prevention as a Social Justice Issue
Rules of the Road for Succeeding in College with a Mood Disorder
Work is Recovery
Mental Health Matters for All Students
There is No Shame: The Power to End Mental Health Stigma Begins with Me
I Remember When Worry Was a Friend
Challenging Multicultural Disparities in Mental Health
Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder: What’s the Difference?
The Stigma in Our Health Care System
Reasons to Attend NAMI’s Hill Day
A Dog Story: Negotiating with the Airlines
Help Build the Mental Health Movement
Medicaid Matters: Lifting a Family from Fear to Hope
The Reps are Back in Town: Make Your Voice Heard
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Mental Health Reform is a Law
Do You Know the Layers of Self-Advocacy?
Take the First Step for Mental Health Reform: Register to Vote
22 Push-Ups to Raise Awareness About an Appalling Epidemic Among Veterans
Washington Post Talks Mental Health Policy with NAMI
Giving Your Mental Health the Old College Try
The Countdown is On: Time to Pass Mental Health in the Senate
Happy Anniversary to the ADA!
Exercise for Mental Health: 8 Keys to Get and Stay Moving
Should Police Accommodate People with Mental Illness in Crisis? The Supreme Court Weighs In—Kind Of
Election Mental Health Advocacy: Opportunity and Action
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