About this event Co-sponsored by the Northwestern University Asian American Studies Program and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Asian Hate, Identity, & Trauma in a Pandemic: Asian American Short Films Curated by Huu T. Ly with respondents: Ji-Yeon Yuh, Director, Northwestern University Asian American Studies Program, and Dr. Qianhui Zhang, Clinical Psychologist, Northwestern...
We have experienced a collective trauma from the Pandemic. This presentation will explore trauma through the lens of Adverse Childhood Experiences. Brain Development and circumstances that give rise to issues of attachment and attunement will be discussed. Understanding trauma is the first step in addressing the symptoms that result from...
Please join Dr. Candice Hughes for a Zoom webinar Topic: CoVid 19- Current and Future Mental Health Challenges | Navigating Challenges and Opportunities for Families Throughout these past two years, families have been significantly impacted by the many ways in which COVID-19 has changed the structure and quality of their...
The learning goals for this talk are: Understand the complex challenges caregivers face Learn how to navigate a crisis for our loved ones and ourselves Learn from caregivers with lived experience Recognize that self-acceptance is a journey Facilitated by Christine Somervill, Ph.D., Program Director, NAMI Cook County North Suburban Speakers:...
NAMI CCNS and the Pritzker Pucker Studio Lab have teamed up to shine a light on how mental illness is misrepresented in media outlets. February 16 we will launch a series of discussions and film previews by Director David Tolchinsky and Northwestern Students. MENTAL HEALTH IN THE CINEMA ARTS: Meet...
https://ga.video.cdn.pbs.org/videos/mysteries-mental-illness/cff074e1-d508-4a2d-9b23-1082b239c82d/2000240866/hd-16x9-mezzanine-1080p/e2-ryan-mains-mp4-720p-3000k.mp4 Characters include Ryan Mains, a former firefighter and Iraq veteran struggling with PTSD, Mia Yamamoto, born in a Japanese internment camp, who became California’s first openly transgender lawyer, throughout her life resisting being labeled as having a ‘mental illness’; and Michael Walrond, a Harlem based pastor and healer who...
We all experience loss, but all handle it differently. Through loss, we go through unique categories of grief. This webinar will discuss the difference between the normal reaction of grief and mental illnesses such as depression. We’ll practice strategies of self-care and best practices when trying to support others through...
Join us for a special afternoon of community for all of our Sundays at One for all of our special needs individuals. RSVP to Roberta Chernawsky (847) 962 – 4243 or rchernawsky@aol.com Activity – Ukraine Service Project Aid Collection Project for Ukraine As you know, there is a terrible war...
Join the high school group chat for students. We’ll come together in a safe talk space for confidential conversation to share your life, what’s on your mind. Too often there are things that we just don’t want to share with people that are too close to us. Things that we...
NEW- NAMI Streams! Curated mental health content from the most reliable source- The National Alliance on Mental Illness! NAMI Ask the Expert: Collaborative and Proactive Solutions In this NAMI Ask the Expert webinar, clinical psychologist Dr. Ross Greene will provide an overview of his extensive work around the school...
For family, parents, partners and close friends of adults living with a mental illness. Share problems you are facing and learn how others have dealt with the same issues. In a confidential environment, share your concerns and ask questions about housing, medications, government programs, therapists, and anything else troubling you....
What does living in recovery mean? How does one move from dark days to thriving with a diagnosis. Whether you are a mom, student, or working professional, this presentation will change your perspective. Join Alyx and Jess as they share their personal stories of mental health challenges and how they...
In a real mental health crisis, many people simply do not know what to do or where to go. Painful moments can cripple families in critical times. This webinar is an inside look into the Crisis Text Line by NAMI CCNS board member Chris Gillock, who has been a volunteer...
Learn about how the body and mind experience trauma response Learn how to identify trauma response in children, teens, and adults Learn the differences between trauma response and the mental health diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Facilitated by Dr. Marni Rosen, Psy.D ATR-BC, who is the Practice Director, Clinical Psychologist,...
This presentation, with Deborah Majors, PhD, LCSW, will highlight the latest confirmed suicide data from the CDC, identify risks and protective factors, point out frequent misconceptions about suicide, and what we understand about why people end their lives. There will also be a discussion about what makes the experience of...