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October 6, 2020 By Sara Goldenberg Cleveland 19 https://www.cleveland19.com/2020/10/06/first-responders-urgently-push-ptsd-coverage-ohio-state-capitol/ CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – First responders are sounding the alarm at the state capitol, pushing for post-traumatic stress disorder coverage with just a few months left in the year. That urgency … Read more
October 5, 2020 WKYC https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/national-mental-illness-week-how-to-manage-depression-anxiety-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic/95-17cf065a-4956-4b86-868f-4babc370d6e6 This week is National Mental Illness Week. The number of people experiencing anxiety and depression has increased during the pandemic. Dr. Sherli Ratner a Clinical Psychologist at MetroHealth says what we’re all experiencing right now … Read more
Oct 5, 2020 NAMI https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2020/Join-NAMI-this-Mental-Illness-Awareness-Week-to-Raise-the-Voices-of-Lived-Experience Arlington, VA – This year we’ve seen the numbers of Americans impacted by mental health conditions on the rise as a result of the pandemic and more people than ever need help. In honor of Mental Illness Awareness … Read more
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- Police have shot people experiencing a mental health crisis. Who should you call instead? September 18, 2020Amid a nationwide movement for racial justice and police reform sparked by the recent killings of several Black men and women, many people have spoken out against police shootings of people experiencing mental health crises. "A person shouldn't lose their life because they’re experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition," said Angela Kimball, national director […]
- NIH announces public-private partnership to advance schizophrenia biomarker research September 16, 2020The NIH this week announced the launch of Accelerating Medicine Partnership Schizophrenia. The NIH and FDA, along with seven industry and nonprofit partners, aim to improve early therapeutic interventions and targeted treatments for schizophrenia with this initiative. Goals of the partnership include conducting research into biological markers to identify people at risk for developing schizophrenia, […]
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The group of workplaces was chosen by a survey of company employees' satisfaction.Interested in being a Support Group Facilitator. Online training is Nov. 14-15. Deadline to register is Oct. 29!!!We’ll be offering an online training for new NAMI Family Support Group Facilitators on November 14-15. Anyone who’s interested should fill out an application (bit.ly/31wfzGa) and submit it to Susan Caban at scaban@namikeystonepa.org before Oct. 29. Learn more: www.namikeystonepa.org/state-trainings/.