Category Archives: NAMI

Young Minds Advocacy – Children's Mental Health Awareness Week

This week, in honor of Children's/Young People's Mental Health Awareness Week, Hear Me Out will feature two guest bloggers sharing their personal experiences of living with mental illness. These two young women are …

Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I hope people and organizations can work this month to let people know about mental health and mental illness.

America’s Failing Mental Health System

Time has a good article on some of the problems with the mental health system in the United States.

NAMI HelpLine

Many people experience stressors and life events during the holidays that negatively impact mental health. If you or someone you know needs support, one place to call is the NAMI HelpLine here.

Dissociative Disorder Fact Sheet

Today, NAMI put out a helpful fact sheet on Dissociative Disorders:  What is dissociation? A number of people with mental illnesses experience dissociation: a disturbance of thinking, awareness, identity, consciousness or memory. Dissociation is more severe than just ordinary forgetfulness and is also not associated with any underlying cause of memory deficits or altered consciousness (e.g., […]