Lawmakers in Illinois are trying to allow patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) eligible for the state's medical marijuana program.
Category Archives: Mental Health Awareness
I Had Postpartum Depression and the System Failed Me
Care for Your Mind acknowledges and appreciates the collaboration of the National Network of Depression Centers in developing this series. I Had Postpartum Depression and the System Failed Me Jamie Belsito. After the …
Marijuana May Soon be an Approved Treatment for PTSD in Rhode …
The Rhode Island Senate Health and Human Services Committee is contemplating legislation that would allow post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to be treated with medical marijuana. The bill, introduced by Democratic …
Disability Rights Fund Releases First 2016 request for proposals …
The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) – a grantmaking collaborative between donors and the global disability community which supports the human rights of persons with disabilities – today announced its first 2016 grants round, …
These brave mothers' stories must chip away at the stigma of …
This is causing a tragedy on an unbelievable scale: at least one in 10 women suffer from depression in pregnancy or postnatally, but only one in 10 of those women get the help they need. Even for extremely severe forms of illnesses, such as those depicted in … The two women featured in the documentary, Hannah and Jenny, both suffered a severe episode of illness known as postpartum psychosis. To show what this illness is, and why specialist treatment should be …