Uncategorized Archives - NAMI CCNS https://www.namiccns.org/category/uncategorized/ Chicagoland Mental Health Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:44:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.namiccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-fav-32x32.png Uncategorized Archives - NAMI CCNS https://www.namiccns.org/category/uncategorized/ 32 32 Brent Sopel | From Stanley Cup Champion to Rock Bottom https://www.namiccns.org/brent-sopel-dyslexia-nhl-mental-health/ https://www.namiccns.org/brent-sopel-dyslexia-nhl-mental-health/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2019 19:23:56 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=11764 For over 25 years, Brent Sopel, former 2010 Stanley Cup Champion and Chicago Blackhawk defenseman, hid behind hockey.  It was a place he could be who he wanted to be without anyone knowing the pain that lay deep.  When the last puck … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.namiccns.org/brent-sopel-dyslexia-nhl-mental-health/feed/ 0 Mental Health and Addiction Parity Month | State of Illinois Mental Health Proclamation https://www.namiccns.org/mental-health-parity-illinois/ https://www.namiccns.org/mental-health-parity-illinois/#respond Thu, 25 Oct 2018 20:58:07 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=7838 Since the inception of health care, mental illness has always been denied by insurance companies.  That is changing fast as mental health parity laws have been the conversation among the many that have been denied the same services afforded to … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.namiccns.org/6838/feed/ 0 What does Mental Health have to do with Faith? https://www.namiccns.org/mental-health-and-faith/ https://www.namiccns.org/mental-health-and-faith/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2018 20:47:48 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=6454 Good Mental Health is important, but what does faith have to do with it? Alot! All of us go through life experiences that challenge our mental health, but mental illnesses are more serious than the common ups and downs that … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.namiccns.org/mental-health-and-faith/feed/ 2 Top 5 Schizophrenia Myths https://www.namiccns.org/top-5-schizophrenia-myths/ https://www.namiccns.org/top-5-schizophrenia-myths/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2018 13:55:42 +0000 https://namiccns.org/dev/?p=5194 There are many myths about people with schizophrenia.  Our Top 5 Schizophrenia Myths sheds light on a mental health subject we all need to be aware of! #1 – People with Schizophrenia are Violent The reality is, that this disease … Continue reading →

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