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Mental health may be one of biggest workplace issues in 2020
June 22, 2020 By Megan Lynch KMOX https://kmox.radio.com/articles/mental-health-may-be-one-of-biggest-workplace-issues-in-2020 ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOX) – Uncertainty and anxiety are creating a whole different kind of workplace stress in 2020. “Mental illness is the single … Read more
Schizophrenia, other psychotic disorders focus of new clinic for teens, young adults
June 22, 2020 By Jim Dryden Washington University School of Medicine https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/schizophrenia-other-psychotic-disorders-focus-of-new-clinic-for-teens-young-adults/ The first signs of mental illness involving psychosis — the experience of having hallucinations, delusions or intrusive, disturbing … Read more
Discrimination and Racism in the History of Mental Health Care
July 6, 2020 By Kylie M. Smith, Ph.D. NAMI https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/July-2020/Discrimination-and-Racism-in-the-History-of-Mental-Health-Care People with mental illness have always been discriminated against. They have been denied full participation in society and labeled as … Read more
This Minority Mental Health Month, NAMI is Raising Awareness About Mental Health in Underrepresented Communities
July 1, 2020 NAMI https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2020/This-Minority-Mental-Health-Month-NAMI-is-Raising-Awareness-About-Mental-Health-in-Underrepresent Arlington, VA — NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has the goal of raising awareness about mental health care in underrepresented communities. Our culture, beliefs, sexual identity, … Read more
NAMI’s Statement On Recent Racist Incidents and Mental Health Resources for African Americans
NAMI.org May 29, 2020 The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released the following statement from CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., regarding recent racist incidents across the country and … Read more
You’re not alone in feeling lonely, but there are things you can do to help yourself
May 21, 2020 By Erin Richey KSDK https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/missouri-covid-impact-survey-responses-lonely-depressed-hopeless-anxiety/63-ac5d1ab9-a972-424c-b5d5-d1ad3c8808c2 ST. LOUIS — People all over the country are feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in more ways than a cough … Read more
Fear, Isolation, Depression: The Mental Health Fallout of a Worldwide Pandemic
May 12, 2020 By Christine Vestal PEW https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2020/05/12/fear-isolation-depression-the-mental-health-fallout-of-a-worldwide-pandemic Editor’s note: If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255. Other mental health call and … Read more
Google Partners With NAMI To Create An Anxiety-Disorder Self-Assessment
5/28/2020 NAMI https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-News/2020/Google-Partners-with-NAMI-To-Create-an-Anxiety-Disorder%C2%A0Self-Assessment Today, in partnership with NAMI, Google has launched an anxiety self-assessment tool. When people in the U.S. look up information about anxiety on Google, they will now have … Read more