In recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day on Friday, September 10, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) urges public education about mental illness and suicide. According to The World Health Organization, nearly one million people around the world die from suicide each year...
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September 10, 2010
World Suicide Prevention Day: NAMI Blog Discusses Kurt Vonnegut, Despair And Saving Lives
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September 9, 2010
Back To School: NAMI Education Classes Starting For Families Of People With Mental Illness; Some Available At VA Facilities
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Family-to-Family Education Program offers new fall classes for caregivers of individuals living with mental illness. Classes are available at a number of locations in communities across the country, including some Department of Veterans Affairs facilities...
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July 19, 2010
NAMI Blasts BP: Oil Company Ignores Request For $10 Milillion For Mental Health Crisis
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) blasted BP oil company for ignoring Louisiana's appeals for help in funding mental health care in communities affected by the BP oil spill...
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June 28, 2010
Father-Daughter Story On Schizophrenia Is Emotionally Powerful; Documentary Will Air On PBS Stations
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will screen the award-winning documentary, Unlisted: A Story of Schizophrenia, at its national convention in Washington, D.C. on July 2. Unlisted is scheduled for release to PBS stations in October 2010, coinciding with Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW)...
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May 26, 2010
NAMI Applauds America’s Exemplary Psychiatrists; 20th Anniversary Of Awards
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has honored 22 doctors as "Exemplary Psychiatrists" at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual conference in New Orleans. "We are proud to honor these psychiatrists for their exceptional dedication to people living with mental illness," said NAMI Executive Director Michael J. Fitzpatrick...
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May 20, 2010
NAMI Sponsors Congressional Briefing To Raise Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), together with the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder, today sponsored a congressional briefing on Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Approximately two million Americans live with BPD...
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February 16, 2010
NAMI Encourages DSM-5 Discussion
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) urges individuals and families to familiarize themselves with the draft of the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), which is used by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals to classify and diagnose mental disorders in children and adults...
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November 11, 2009
Survey Reveals Big Gap In Understanding Of Depression
Americans do not believe they know much about depression , but are highly aware of the risks of not receiving care, according to a survey released today by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). See full survey results at http://www.nami.org/depression.
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October 22, 2009
NAMI Calls For Increase In NIH Funding
Statement of Michael J. Fitzpatrick NAMI Executive Director NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is pleased to join other disease advocacy organizations in support of the "Research Means Hope" movement to ensure that the president's FY 2011 budget meets the goal of making biomedical research funding a national priority. Investment in medical research is the source of hope for people
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October 8, 2009
Survey finds mental-health troubles rise in jobless
October 07, 2009 Oct. 7--Unemployed people are four times more likely to experience severe mental-health issues, including depression, than people with jobs, according to a survey released yesterday by the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health America.
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