NAMIWalks Support Free Mental Health Programs
As you may already know, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has played an essential part in my mental health recovery. Thanks to their programs, I live a full meaningful life [...]
Been Busy
No wonder I'm exhausted! Friday I attended a NAMI California Regional Meeting in which we participated in NAMI Smarts for Advocacy Training. NAMI Smarts for Advocacy is a hands-on advocacy training program that helps [...]
Unlocking the Mind #Writing101
How to get at the good stuff? Cannot even think of a better word for stuff! Yes, I can look for a word using a thesaurus, which I probably will end up doing. [...]
Stuck to the Couch
Another brief update as I'm taking it easy, trying to get myself over yet another bout of gastroenteritis. (I do not suffer nearly as much as my son does, but it has me [...]
NAMI Advocacy Update: December 2014
December 19, 2014 email entitled NAMI Advocacy Update: December 2014 Congressional Budget Bill a Mixed Bag This past weekend Congress passed the “Continuing Resolution – Omnibus” spending bill (HR 83) for the remaining months [...]
Giving Tuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday, so please donate to any of these charities near and dear to my heart: ALZ.org ~ My father has dementia. Alzheimer's is one form of dementia that Alzheimer's Association [...]
NAMI Advocacy Update
Received this NAMI Advocacy Update email on November 25, 2014: Congress Begins Post-Election “Lame Duck” Session Congress has returned for a post-election “lame duck” session. Their main task is to complete work on 2015 spending [...]
Volunteered for NAMI-OC Today
Today I volunteered for NAMI Orange County at Our Lady Queen of Angels in Newport Beach. NAMI made presentations to the congregation. The church will be hosting a NAMI Family-to-Family class. We stood [...]
Mental Health Resources
RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES Descriptions are directly quoted from each resource's website. DBSA: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance dbsalliance.org Support Groups Help Depression and bipolar disorder can be isolating illnesses, but DBSA [...]