NAMI Releases New Crisis Guide

4/24/2018

NAMI is proud to release “Navigating a Mental Health Crisis: A NAMI Resource Guide for Those Experiencing a Mental Health Emergency.” NAMI developed this guide to support people experiencing mental health crises and their loved ones.

This potentially life-saving guide outlines what can contribute to a crisis, warning signs that a crisis is emerging, strategies to help de-escalate a crisis and resources available for those affected. Also included is information about advocating for a person in crisis along with a sample Read More

Encouraging Youth To Share Their Stories

April 27, 2018 | By Laura Greenstein

Far too often, young people experience stigma that invalidates their struggles with mental health. Far too often, young people are treated as if they are incapable of experiencing mental illness. Far too often, young people don’t get the help they need.



How can we expect our youth to reach out for help with challenging symptoms when they often only receive more pain than help? When they think they will be stigmatized or told they are “too Read More

UW Medical Center looks to close psychiatric inpatient unit

April 12, 2018 | By Manisha Jha

I was buzzed in and the door quickly locked as I shut it behind me. It was unexpectedly quiet in Seven North. There was a quote attributed to Maya Angelou hanging on the wall outside of a patient’s room. In a light blue text, it began:

“People will forget what you said … ”

The same light blue covered the front desk and the wall behind it. The desk held a monitor with several different surveillance Read More

Self-Help Techniques For Coping With Mental Illness

By Emmie Pombo | Mar. 09, 2018

Living with mental illness is not easy. It’s a consistent problem without a clear solution. While treatments like medication and psychotherapy are incredibly helpful, sometimes people experiencing mental health conditions need to do more day-in and day-out to feel good or even just okay.



Some common self-help suggestions people receive are to exercise, meditate and be more present, which are helpful and work for many people. However, other proven methods aren’t mentioned Read More

NAMI Celebrates Mental Health Victories In Federal Funding Bill

FY18 Funding Signals Greater Investment in Services for Individuals with Mental Illness & Families  Mar 22 2018

Following the release of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 federal appropriations package, NAMI is extremely grateful for the increased investments in mental health services and supports. By including significant funding increases for these programs, Congress has taken a crucial step to support individuals with mental illness and their families.

The bill substantially boosts several of NAMI’s key priorities. It includes significant investments in research at the Read More

More people need mental-health care, but psychiatrists are in short supply

March 26, 2018 | By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz

Medical student Mila Grossman had just begun her first clinical rotation when she started to get an idea of what kind of doctor she wanted to be.

Working at a women’s mental- health clinic, she met a new mom who appeared put-together but inwardly suffered from painful postpartum depression.

Grossman decided to pursue psychiatry, and is among a growing share of medical students doing the same.

“That opened my eyes to the severity and stigma that really Read More