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Giving Tuesday – for donations to NAMI CCNS
Click to learn about how #GivingTuesday is coming to your neighborhood.
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NAMI E-NEWS – 8 of Our Favorite Blogs from Buzzfeed’s Mental Health Week
Here is a list of our favorite blogs from Buzzfeed’s Mental Health Week. So happy to have them on our Stigmafree team! #IamStigmaFree 8 of Our Favorite Blogs from Buzzfeed’s Mental Health Week Buzzfeed recently had their first ever Mental Health … Continue reading
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NAMI E-NEWS – A Holiday Gift From the Senate
Late last week, the U.S. Senate passed a bill (S. 993) reauthorizing and expanding the Mentally Ill Offender and Treatment Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA). S. 993 expands the use of MIOTCRA funds to include the following: Veterans treatment courts; Training for … Continue reading
NAMI CCNS raises $180K for mental illness awareness
The Glenview Lantern wrote a nice paragraph about the NAMI CCNS 2015 Run and Walks event – check it out! http://www.glenviewlantern.com/nami-ccns-raises-180k-mental-illness-awareness
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Shameful Scapegoating of Mentally Ill – editorial by Cook County Sherriff Tom Dart
Click *here* to see the article “Shameful Scapegoating of Mentally Ill” Editorial by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart Sunday, Nov 1, 2015, Chicago Tribune, p. 23
Mental Health Advocates Call on ABC-TV to Drop Halloween Episode
Link to press release: Mental Health Advocates Call on ABC-TV to Drop Stigmatizing Halloween Episode Mental Health Advocates Call on ABC-TV to Drop Halloween Episode Modern Family’s Episode Stigmatizes Mental Illness; Decision to Air is “Callous” ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 27, … Continue reading
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Tell Congress To Focus On Early Intervention
Tell Congress To Focus On Early Intervention Email, call and tweet your Congressional Members today and ask them to attend a critically important briefing on the effectiveness of early intervention in serious mental illness. At this briefing NAMI and NIMH … Continue reading
New Mental Health Television PSAs: NAMI Launches
New Mental Health Television PSAs: NAMI Launches “Hope Starts with You” Campaign SAN FRANCISCO, July 8, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has launched “Hope Starts with You,” a new campaign of public service announcements (PSAs) for … Continue reading
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HuffPost What’s Working Honor Roll: Some States Are Giving Mentally Ill Offenders An Alternative To Prison, With Promising Results
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/09/whats-working-prisoners-mentally-ill-mental-health-courts_n_7032574.html The Huffington Post | By Catherine Taibi Posted: 04/09/2015 12:30 pm EDT Updated: 04/10/2015 8:59 am EDT As journalists, we dutifully report on what’s going wrong, from scandals and corruption to natural disasters and social problems. But far too … Continue reading
NAMI Walk Glenview Raises $100,000+
The Glenview Lantern wrote a nice paragraph about the NAMI CCNS 2014 Walks – check it out! http://www.glenviewlantern.com/nami-walk-glenview-raises-100000-plus
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