Month: November 2019

By Mariah Matarazzo National Depression Awareness Month was in October, but it is critical that we all talk openly about it all year. It’s an issue that touches so many … Read more

October 23, 2019 By Carter Barrett Illinois Public Radio https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/how-telehealth-gives-a-rural-school-more-mental-health-services In rural areas, access to mental health services can be limited, sometimes even more so for teens and children. And … Read more

Oct 09, 2019 1:51 PM By Yadira Sanchez Olsen Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-mental-health-conference-st-1010-20191009-2aqyzq7vabb3bmah4gy2apbre4-story.html Barriers minority students face when experiencing mental health issues, and how staff can provide assistance, was discussed this … Read more

Nov. 04, 2019 By Izzy Gonçalves NAMI https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/November-2019/How-Families-Can-Work-Together Over 15 years, my spouse and I struggled with her severe bipolar I disorder. We went through weeks-long psychiatric hospitalizations, disrupted relationships and … Read more

11/6/2019 NAMI https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-News/2019/NAMI-Applauds-HHS-for-Removing-Barriers-to-Treatment-for-People-with-Serious-Mental-Illness Today, the federal government announced the approval of the first-of-its-kind Medicaid demonstration project that aims to broaden treatment services available to Medicaid beneficiaries with serious mental illness and serious … Read more