Navigating Depression and Medical Leave from College
After two hospital stays for severe depression, I decided to take medical leave from college. I won’t be graduating with my friends this spring. It has been a difficult and…
Losing a Client to Suicide: Navigating the Aftermath as a Therapist
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health, suicide or substance use crisis or emotional distress, reach out 24/7 to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (formerly…
Separating My Identity From a Schizophrenia Diagnosis
I will never forget how I wept when I was diagnosed with schizophrenia. I thought it changed who I was and how others would see me. It felt like a…
Certified Peer Specialists: An Untapped Opportunity
When thinking about effective pathways to recovery, the mental health community must consider a largely untapped resource: Certified Peer Specialists (CPSs). People with mental illness who are employed as CPSs…
How to Show Up For Teenagers With Record Levels of Sadness
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alarmingly illustrates the long-term mental health impacts COVID-19 is having on our nation’s youth. According to the recently released…
The Intersection of Faith and Mental Health
For too long, there has been a divide between faith and mental health — with mental illness being viewed as a moral or spiritual failing and spirituality being viewed as…
HBCU Mental Health Matters | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
My heart was heavy when I learned that Arlana Miller, a freshman student athlete at my alma mater, Southern University, died by suicide earlier this year. Juno Pitchford, our Historically…
The National Wellness Survey for Public Safety Matters. Here’s Why.
The National Wellness Survey for Public Safety is a completely anonymous survey that will be used to identify and develop the best support for America’s public safety professionals. Learn how…
Why Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is Still Critically Import
What started out as advocacy for one turned to advocacy for many — as she began prayer groups for other Black moms whose children were living with mental health conditions;…
Documenting the Traumas of First Responders
NAMI is partnering with #FirstRespondersFirst to raise awareness about the importance of mental health in frontline health care and public safety professionals. In today’s blog, filmmaker Conrad Weaver shares details…