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The Social Isolation Effects on Mental Health

The 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....

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Mental Health

Getting The Most Out Of Online Therapy

Perhaps you’re considering online mental health therapy, but are wondering if it is as powerful as in-person therapy. During our current time of social distancing because of COVID-19, even many...

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COVID-19

Maintaining Resilience During A Crisis Like COVID-19

The current pandemic is affecting just about everyone. We’ve been separated from friends and loved ones, disconnected from many of our favorite activities, and become full-time remote employees and homeschool...

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Advocacy

5 Essential Steps for Sustained Mental Health & Wellness

While keeping in good physical shape is important for self-care, it is also important to take care of your mental health and wellness. The pace and stresses of modern life...

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Mental Health

5 WAYS | How Yoga Can Positively Impact Your Mental Health

Yoga is a "no-brainer" for people that do and don't like to exercise!  Why? Yoga is like fitness, and it is not like fitness. It resembles fitness because it strengthens...

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Family to Family

Bipolar Disorder | A Story of Hope in a Storm

Mary was a seemingly normal teenage girl with hopes, dreams and ambitions, but while attending Evanston Township High School, life turned south for Mary and her family. What seemed like...

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News

NAMI CCNS Represented at Supportive Housing Expo

NAMI Cook County North Suburban Board member Judy Graff, chair of the Program Committee and a Basics teacher, also serves as board secretary for the North/Northwest Suburban Task Force on...

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Mental Health

Madalyn Parker Takes Mental Health Days Off From Work | What Happens Next is Incredible!

Madalyn Parker took a few days off of work for "Mental Health" reasons.  What happened next  amazed the internet!  Her courage is the kind that is eroding the stigma associated...

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Action

Advocacy Alert: Congress decimating #mentalhealth care in #MentalHealthMonth

May is Mental Health Month and how is Congress celebrating? By trying to decimate mental health coverage in America. This week, there is a vote expected in the House on...

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Good News

New Mental Health Television PSAs: NAMI Launches

New Mental Health Television PSAs: NAMI Launches "Hope Starts with You" Campaign SAN FRANCISCO, July 8, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has launched "Hope Starts with...

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