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Take Action on Advocacy Issues
Check out NAMI national for even more Advocacy Issues Advocate on Current Legislation Become an advocate and help influence positive policy reform in your community and across the country. Take Action – See more at: http://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Take-Action-on-Advocacy-Issues#sthash.oNySqgBc.dpuf Learn about the Issues … Continue reading
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
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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