NAMI Illinois News & Blog
Equine-Facilitated Therapy and Mental Illness
We’re all familiar with therapy dogs and cats and might have heard of birds playing that role, too, but therapy horses? While they don’t come and sit on your lap, … Read more
Meet Kristin Puryear
Meet Kristin Puryear, LCSW, CTRI, Equine-Facilitated Therapist at Equestrian Connection Tell us about your background with horses. My grandfather bred Ponies of the America’s (POAs), so I began riding and caring … Read more
Meet Kristen Faisant, LPC
Tell us about your history with horses I started horseback riding as a hobby when I was six years old and I immediately became very serious about it. I began … Read more
COVID-19 pandemic strains mental health infrastructure, leaving patients vulnerable
December 7, 2020 By Leah Hope ABC7 https://abc7chicago.com/covid-pandemic-mental-health-suicide-prevention-therapy-chicago/8593857/ The COVID-19 pandemic has not just worsened existing mental health issues in individuals, like depression or anxiety, but has also strained the … Read more
Illinois dedicates $2M to Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide for veterans
Nov 10, 2020 KWQC https://www.kwqc.com/2020/11/10/illinois-dedicates-2m-to-governors-challenge-to-prevent-suicide-for-veterans/ Officials with the state of Illinois announced on Monday that the state will be joining a multi-state effort in lowering suicide rates among veterans. This … Read more
A Word to the Wise: Caregiver Take Care
Nov 18, 2020 By Linda Snow-Griffin, Ph.D. NAMI https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/November-2020/A-Word-to-the-Wise-Caregiver-Take-Care What airline passenger truly loves flying in turbulent conditions? My husband, who is a private pilot, likes to remind me that … Read more
NAMI Receives Fourth Consecutive Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator
12/7/2020 NAMI https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-News/2020/NAMI-Receives-Fourth-Consecutive-Four-Star-Rating-from-Charity-Navigator For the last four years NAMI has proudly received the highest rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This four-star rating shows that NAMI exceeds industry … Read more
Feeling Sad, Hopeless and Stressed? We Have Resources for You
Most of us are feeling out of sorts right now. A survey released in January 2020 revealed that three out of five Americans regularly feel left out, misunderstood and hungry … Read more
Meet Tracy Brooks
Tracy Brooks, president of NAMI Sauk Area since 2018, fills a role she undertook when that affiliate was only four years old. An active board member for four years, Tracy … Read more
News from NAMI National
In the News – From NAMI National
- NAMI goes virtual, addresses ‘epidemic within the pandemic’ January 9, 2021
- Video Segment on Alternates to Police Response for Mental Health Crisis Situations [picked-up across the U.S. by local CBS News Stations] January 2, 2021
- Video Segment from Boston 25 News Gets Real: Mental Health January 1, 2021
- COVID-19 is taking a heavy toll in America’s mental health-care deserts December 30, 2020
- As pandemic year winds down, mental health concerns rising in Minnesota December 28, 2020
- Why Paulina Porizkova’s honesty around mental health added up to a groundbreaking year: ‘We relate to her’ December 18, 2020
- 2020 Has Been Devastating. How Can We Cope With The Mental Health Impact And Build Emotional Resilience? December 17, 2020
- The Hidden ‘Fourth Wave’ of the Pandemic December 9, 2020
- Therapists Predict How The Holidays Will Affect Our Mental Health December 9, 2020
- 'Bachelorette' contestant opens up about past suicide attempts (CW: Suicide) December 9, 2020
Psychology Today News
Psychology Today News
- AI Breakthrough Solves Vexing Game Theory Problem January 18, 2021
- How Personality Traits May Change Over Time January 18, 2021
- How to Find a Common Language? January 18, 2021
- Dysphoria: The Dark Side of Bipolar Mania January 18, 2021
- Star Strategies to Simultaneously Enhance Sex & Lower Stress January 18, 2021
- Rituals of Renewal January 18, 2021
- IV Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression January 18, 2021
- What the World Needs Now (More Than Ever) January 18, 2021
- Meaningful Coincidences, Serendipity, and Synchronicity January 18, 2021
- My Favorite Books by Writers of Color that I Read in 2020 January 18, 2021