Kitt O’Malley

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  • Best Parents We Can Be

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    Friday, February 20, my #1000speak for Compassion post will address the trauma of child abuse and neglect, and specifically address the potential trauma of having a mentally ill parent. As a parent living with mental illness who strives to be the best parent I can be, I am sharing Mental Health America‘s excellent Parenting advice from mentalhealthamerica.net/parenting. Parenting Be the Best…

  • NAMI Provider Education – Week Three

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    Saturday I attended the third class of NAMI’s Provider Education. Here I summarize, paraphrase, and quote the handouts from the NAMI Provider Education Course Participant Manual 2013. In the third week course we learned about the cascade of secondary traumas which occur when a family is left to cope with mental illness alone. Kitt’s Note: Stage…

  • GAO Report on Mental Health

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    Today I received the following email from NAMI on the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report on Mental Health. I feel somewhat guilty for simply copying and pasting emails I receive, but my purpose is to educate and advocate more than to write original material. New GAO Report on Mental Health Calls for Better Federal Coordination…

  • NAMI Ending the Silence

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    Today is the first day of 2015. I’m bundled under covers in my bed typing on my laptop. My husband brought me cornflakes and coffee, so he could watch The Omen downstairs in Spanish. I am a scaredy cat and cannot watch movies with ominous (get it? the Omen, ominous) music tracks, even if I…

  • NIMH Outreach Connection: December 2014

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    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…

  • US Mental Health Survey

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    The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), collected data from 2008 to 2012. The survey includes an overwhelming amount of information. From what I could tell, the most significant statistical variances were between the sexes and by age groups. I am simply…

  • Updated Resources

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    The SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator can help you locate treatment facilities in the United States or U.S. Territories for substance abuse/addiction and/or mental health problems. Just updated my Resources pages, adding resources and organizing them into three separate category pages. RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES Mental Health Resources Disability Resources Health Care Resources

  • Mental Health Resources

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    RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES Descriptions are directly quoted from each resource’s website. DBSA: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance dbsalliance.org Support Groups Help Depression and bipolar disorder can be isolating illnesses, but DBSA support groups can help you connect with others who have been there as well. Visit a DBSA support group and get the…

  • NAMI Week Six ~ Dual Diagnosis

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    Twice today peers, both recovering addicts, have suggested that although I do not drink much, I may be an alcoholic because of my relationship with alcohol (and marijuana, for that matter). The statements ring true. Within me lives an alcoholic over whom I must exert tremendous control. I sense a strong genetic and biological predisposition to alcoholism…

  • Prevent Suicide

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    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 Everything below is directly quoted from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/: Why call? No matter what problems you are dealing with, we want to help you find a reason to keep living. By calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255) you’ll be connected to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in…