NAMI HelpLine

Better Days

The adults in your life say that it’s just a phase all teenagers go through, but you know that it’s not a phase. It’s something...

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Self-Harm Struggle

I can see the expression on people’s faces when they see scars on my arms—the clearly self-inflicted scars. There is a moment of shock, then...

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Sierra’s Story

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Scared Mom

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Here Comes the Sun

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Steps to Stomp out Stigma

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It Gets Better

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Tayler’s Story

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My Test

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Recovery: The Hardest Thing in Life

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My Dark Creature

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So Dark & Deep: A Story of Mental Illness

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The Struggles of Depression and Anxiety

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NAMI HelpLine is available M-F, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. Call 800-950-6264,
text “helpline” to 62640, or chat online. In a crisis, call or text 988 (24/7).