Category: Mental Health Advocacy
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NIMH Outreach Connection: December 2014
Read the Latest Outreach Connection from NIMH National Institute of Mental Health sent this bulletin at 12/23/2014 02:41 PM EST Having trouble viewing this post? View it as a Web page. GREETINGS NIMH Director Thomas Insel, MD It’s that time of year when I like to reflect on what progress has been made in our…
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NAMI Advocacy Update: December 2014
December 19, 2014 email entitled NAMI Advocacy Update: December 2014 Congressional Budget Bill a Mixed Bag This past weekend Congress passed the “Continuing Resolution – Omnibus” spending bill (HR 83) for the remaining months of fiscal year 2015 which runs through Sept. 30, 2015. The measure is now waiting for the President’s signature. This bill contains…
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Effective Online Advocacy
WEGO Health slide show prepared by Amanda: A Health Activist’s Guide to Effective Online Advocacy [slideshare id=8114054&doc=ahealthactivistsguideto-110526114149-phpapp01] Text transcript for those who cannot see the slides: A Health Activist’s Guide to… Effective Online Advocacy! Tips for being an awesome online health leader>> Be Yourself: It may go without saying but – you are unique. Your perspective, personality,…
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The Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act
Received this call to action from NAMI yesterday: Help Support Suicide Prevention for Our Military and Veteran Heroes “This is an opportunity for the NAMI community to make a difference for the 22 veterans who die by suicide every single day,” Daniel Williams, Chair, NAMI Veterans and Military Council. Please contact your United States Senators…
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Review: An American’s Resurrection
An American’s Resurrection: My Pilgrimage from Child Abuse and Mental Illness to Salvation by Eric C Arauz My rating: 5 of 5 stars On November 9, 2014, I had the pleasure of hearing Eric Arauz’s presentation on Conscious Storytelling at the International Bipolar Foundation’s Annual West Coast Meeting. He gave us each a copy of…
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In Our Own Voice Interview
This week I’m feeling much better than I was on Friday and over the weekend. Spending so many days in bed or slouched on the couch did a number on my lower back and hip flexors. I was in extreme pain this morning. Walking around while doing errands seems to have loosened them up again. This…
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Get Out and Vote
[voterinfotool] For those who do not receive NAMI‘s Advocacy Update, here is their email dated 10/27/14 verbatim (just copied and pasted) just in time for the US elections, the Affordable Care Act’s HealthCare.gov open enrollment (11/15 – 2/15), and Medicare Part D open enrollment. Make Your Vote Count Today’s candidates will become tomorrow’s elected officials, with…