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Blue Christmas Service | An Invitation to Cure Holiday Depression

Have you ever felt blue or had depression during the holidays? It's not uncommon and you are not alone! A Longest Night service / Blue Christmas Service may be the...

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Mental Health

How to Fight Seasonal Affective Disorder

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) affects over 40.8 million Americans each year. While most of those cases are mild, about 6 percent of all people with SAD have symptoms severe enough...

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Addiction

Why Mental Health Issues In LGBTQ Communities Frequently Lead to Addiction

While mental health issues affect individuals of every community and socioeconomic class, the LGBTQ community has an increased risk for mental illness, with three times as many individuals who identify...

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GivingTuesday

Roberta Chernawsky | Life with a daughter that has mental illness

Roberta Chernawsky | Life with a daughter that has mental illness

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Mental Health

Veterans Mental Health | Understanding Us

I was an American soldier and part of a brotherhood.  Understanding Veterans and our mental health can be a difficult task, so I'd like to share something with you that...

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Resources

Mental Illness and Substance Abuse | Two Support Groups Gain Nationwide Attention

With one in every five adults worldwide living with a mental illness, there's an ever-growing need for innovative and effective means of combating mental illness in the community.  The National...

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Advocacy Alert

Mental Health and Addiction Parity Month | State of Illinois Mental Health Proclamation

Since the inception of health care, mental illness has always been denied by insurance companies.  That is changing fast as mental health parity laws have been the conversation among the...

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Mental Health

The Internet’s Impact on Our Mental Health

The internet has become commonplace and routine for many individuals at work and home each day. However, when the internet initially became widely known, it had many different purposes than...

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Anxiety

Types of Anxiety | Top 5 That Make for Sleepless Nights

There are many types of anxiety disorders, some good, some bad.  Yes, it's true, there are some good ones, but we're not focusing on those.  These are the Top 5...

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Celebrity Mental Health

The Failure of “A Star is Born” & Suicide

A Star is Born, a new movie remake by Director Bradley Cooper, left me with some concerning thoughts.  The movie is great, but also is one of the biggest failures.  Why...

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Suicide

Suicide Notes | What Every Person Thinking of Suicide Must Write in Theirs

Dear Suicide, I've come to know a few things about you. You are a liar. I don't need ways out of my life. I need life now more than ever....

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NEWSLINE

Fall 2018 | NAMI CCNS NEWSLINE

NAMI Newsline Fall 2018

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