Action Archives - NAMI CCNS https://www.namiccns.org/category/action/ Chicagoland Mental Health Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:12:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.namiccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-cropped-favicon-180x180-1-32x32.png Action Archives - NAMI CCNS https://www.namiccns.org/category/action/ 32 32 3 South Asian Techniques That Can Improve Mental Health https://www.namiccns.org/3-south-asian-techniques-that-can-improve-mental-health/ https://www.namiccns.org/3-south-asian-techniques-that-can-improve-mental-health/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:00:32 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=13060 People struggle with mental health and feel like they’re powerless against their own minds. They may think that the only solution is to try to fake happiness and peace of mind or find a shortcut through things like overeating and … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.namiccns.org/3-south-asian-techniques-that-can-improve-mental-health/feed/ 0 Daily Habit Hacks for a Stress Free Life https://www.namiccns.org/daily-habit-hacks-for-a-stress-free-life/ https://www.namiccns.org/daily-habit-hacks-for-a-stress-free-life/#respond Thu, 02 May 2019 20:24:49 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=14884 Your habits serve as bumpers or boundaries in your life. Good habits can set you up for positive outcomes while bad habits will likely guide you to scenarios you don’t want to have to face. However, habit formation is challenging … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.namiccns.org/daily-habit-hacks-for-a-stress-free-life/feed/ 0 Mental Health Month | #CureStigma https://www.namiccns.org/mental-health-month/ https://www.namiccns.org/mental-health-month/#respond Wed, 02 May 2018 23:41:55 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=5615 Mental Health Month | #CureStigma Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. During May, NAMI CCNS and the rest of the country are raising awareness of mental health. Each year we fight stigma, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.namiccns.org/mental-health-month/feed/ 0 Top 4 Misperceptions of Mass Shootings and Mental Illness https://www.namiccns.org/top-4-misperceptions-of-mass-shootings-and-mental-illness/ https://www.namiccns.org/top-4-misperceptions-of-mass-shootings-and-mental-illness/#comments Tue, 20 Feb 2018 22:31:34 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=5043 Mental illness misperceptions have run wild in the wake of the latest mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. Here are the Top 4 misperceptions of mass shootings and mental illness. Common Misperceptions Mass shootings by people with serious mental illness represent … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.namiccns.org/top-4-misperceptions-of-mass-shootings-and-mental-illness/feed/ 2 Advocacy Alert: Congress decimating #mentalhealth care in #MentalHealthMonth https://www.namiccns.org/advocacy-alert-congress-decimating-mentalhealth-care-mentalhealthmonth/ Thu, 27 Apr 2017 02:42:33 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=2765 May is Mental Health Month and how is Congress celebrating? By trying to decimate mental health coverage in America. This week, there is a vote expected in the House on the amended American Health Care Act (AHCA). If this bill … Continue reading →

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