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Because Mental Illness Doesn’t Take A Snow Day Congress may have come to a standstill because of 2 feet of snow, but mental illness doesn’t stop for a snow day. We need Congress to dig in and work together to pass mental health reform. You can help. Email and tweet...

While Congress lets mental health reform legislation languish on the sidelines, millions of Americans struggle daily to get the mental health care they need. Congress should play like America’s team and champion bipartisan mental health reform (HR 2646 and S 1945) now. How will mental health reform legislation help? Mental...

Check out NAMI national for even more Advocacy Issues Advocate on Current Legislation Become an advocate and help influence positive policy reform in your community and across the country. Take Action – See more at: http://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Take-Action-on-Advocacy-Issues#sthash.oNySqgBc.dpuf   Learn about the Issues Mental health public policy is a complicated topic, learn more...

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*Click for a downloadable PDF version* Meet Dr. Maxim A. Chasanov, M.D., who has been the Medical Director of Alexian Center for Mental Health since 2003. He is Board Certified in Psychiatry and specializes in patients suffering with thought disorders. Dr. Chasanov is a recipient of the Psychiatrist of the Year Award presented...

Here is a list of our favorite blogs from Buzzfeed’s Mental Health Week. So happy to have them on our Stigmafree team! ‪#‎IamStigmaFree‬ 8 of Our Favorite Blogs from Buzzfeed’s Mental Health Week Buzzfeed recently had their first ever Mental Health Week where they posted nearly 150 blogs on the subject....

Late last week, the U.S. Senate passed a bill (S. 993) reauthorizing and expanding the Mentally Ill Offender and Treatment Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA). S. 993 expands the use of MIOTCRA funds to include the following: Veterans treatment courts; Training for law enforcement and correctional officers on how to respond to...

The Glenview Lantern wrote a nice paragraph about the NAMI CCNS 2015 Run and Walks event – check it out! http://www.glenviewlantern.com/nami-ccns-raises-180k-mental-illness-awareness

Click *here* to see the article “Shameful Scapegoating of Mentally Ill” Editorial by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart Sunday, Nov 1, 2015, Chicago Tribune, p. 23

Link to press release: Mental Health Advocates Call on ABC-TV to Drop Stigmatizing Halloween Episode Mental Health Advocates Call on ABC-TV to Drop Halloween Episode Modern Family’s Episode Stigmatizes Mental Illness; Decision to Air is “Callous” ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today...

Tell Congress To Focus On Early Intervention Email, call and tweet your Congressional Members today and ask them to attend a critically important briefing on the effectiveness of early intervention in serious mental illness. At this briefing NAMI and NIMH will share the official results from a study on First...

* You can still make a difference this year by making a donation to our ‪#mentalhealth‬ walk until Nov 20th: https://goo.gl/chzDBf * Results and Award Breakdown – Results went online on race day at the following link: www.ItsRaceTime.com/Results.aspx?ID=1369 Below are links to our photos and video from the 2015 NAMI...

Thursday, July 23, 2015, 5:30pm Dick Pond Athletics, 29 Prospect Ave., Park Ridge, IL. Walk/Run with NAMI and Change Minds One Step at a Time! This kick-off event is free to anyone who wants to create a NAMIWalks fundraising team. Attendees will learn about the event and the many opportunities...

Click here if you would like to volunteer! June 12 & 13 (Friday & Saturday) **NEED VOLUNTEERS!!** Click on the image for a printable PDF version Tag Day Community Captain – Click for downloadable PDF