HuffPost What’s Working Honor Roll: Some States Are Giving Mentally Ill Offenders An Alternative To Prison, With Promising Results

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/09/whats-working-prisoners-mentally-ill-mental-health-courts_n_7032574.html The Huffington Post  |  By Catherine Taibi Posted: 04/09/2015 12:30 pm EDT Updated: 04/10/2015 8:59 am EDT As journalists, we dutifully report on what’s going wrong, from scandals and corruption to natural disasters and social problems. But far too often the media fails to show the whole picture, neglecting...

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2015 NAMIReads

New NAMIReads!

Meet Anna Berry, author of the book Unhinged: A Memoir of Enduring, Surviving, and Overcoming Family Mental Illness. Anna Berry will discuss her book and facing mental illness, her own and that of her family. Berry describes the experience of mental illness and her struggle to break the cycle in her family. Her story is candid, poignant,...

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Fields Auto Group & NAMI Cook County North Suburban

Fields Auto Group–Recommend-A-Charity Fields Auto Group is giving away $50,000 in the 3rd installment of their “Recommend-A-Charity” Promotion. The goal is to recognize charities, both large and small, that are making a positive impact in our communities.We recommend everyone fill this out especially those who don’t’t have a Facebook profile www.fieldsauto.com/charity.htm. If you...

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