2021 Annual Appeal
December 2, 2021Annual ReportsNo comments yetDear Friends, What a year! With all that’s happening in the world, it’s important more than ever to remember what matters most. At NAMI CCNS, we’ve been busy as usual—educating the community through presentations, helping callers on our Warm Line, hosting dozens of community education events on a broad range...
To The Left & Right with John Silva – One Marine’s Story of Tragedy & Triumph – Veterans Support Group
November 9, 2021PTSDNo comments yetNothing ever truly prepares a person for combat or the hardships of military life. Soldiers quickly learn that they need each other more than anything! They fight for each other and die for each other. Bonds solidify and men stand side-by-side and shoulder-to-shoulder. Soldiers survive because of these bonds in...
Exercising Your Mental Health | Long Term COVID Bug
September 2, 2021Mental HealthNo comments yetIncredibly, we’re approaching the Two Year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic (it did start about this time two years ago), which forced many of us to retreat to our homes for long-term social isolation. Not surprisingly, our collective mental health is the worse for the wear because of it. Therapists...
How Mental Health Support Groups Can Encourage You in the Journey
January 27, 2021Mental HealthNo comments yetNational Alliance on Mental Illness Support groups bring together people who are experiencing — or have experienced — similar challenges or experiences. Examples include: bereavement, caregiving, cancer diagnoses, or mental health issues in loved ones. Like a bridge between participants’ shared challenges and resulting emotional health, support groups offer emotional...
COVID-19 PTSD | Concerns and Rock Solid Treatments in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
November 12, 2020COVID-191COVID-19 is affecting everyone. It has become a health crisis that threatens our physical and psychological well-being. Even if we’re lucky enough to steer clear of the disease, we’re nonetheless socially distanced, our work may have dried up or completely changed, businesses around us are closing, and our children are...
Suicide Prevention Awareness | Top 5 Suicide Questions Answered
September 29, 2020Mental Health TipsNo comments yetThere are many questions we ask ourselves about suicide. The biggest question for families and loved ones left behind by someone who commits suicide is always, “WHY?” Why would they do that? How could I have prevented it? The only real way to prevent it is to learn more and...
Top Expert Tips | Eating Disorders Among Youth During COVID-19
August 20, 2020childrens mental health1Although the moniker ‘eating disorder’ specifically mentions eating, eating disorders are about far more than food; they are a range of psychological conditions that result in unhealthy eating habits. Eating disorders are surprisingly prevalent; in the U.S. alone, 20 million women and 10 million men are estimated to have suffered...
NAMI Chats | The Social Isolation Effects on Mental Health
August 7, 2020Mental Health2The social isolation effects on mental health are being seen all over the world! In most parts of the country, we’re living under conditions that we have never experienced before. For the first time in our lives, we’ve been sheltering in place for almost four months now, with an uncertain...