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What started as a small group of families gathered in library chairs in 1983 has blossomed into the Bucks County's leading voice on mental health. Today, we are a thriving organization offering innovative support, education and advocacy programs that actually work to improve the lives of those in need.
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- NAMI goes virtual, addresses ‘epidemic within the pandemic’ January 9, 2021The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has, like other organizations, had to contend with a lot regarding COVID-19 and the delivery of its educational programming, according to its CEO. “People fail to realize that we have an epidemic within the pandemic,” Daniel H. Gillison Jr. told MHW. A “ripple of mental health issues” has […]
- Video Segment on Alternates to Police Response for Mental Health Crisis Situations [picked-up across the U.S. by local CBS News Stations] January 2, 2021Angela Kimball, national director of advocacy and public policy at NAMI discusses that people are starting to rethink a police response to mental health crises. “We took the concept of defunding police to really be more about investing in community resources that really works to divert people from law enforcement involvement so talking about things […]
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As familiar as most people are with his history, most people remain unaware that while King was transforming our nation he did so while battling mental illness.
From childhood, he experienced great highs and lows. A brilliant student, he skipped his freshman and senior years of high school before enrolling at Morehouse College at the age of 15. However, during this same period, following the death of his beloved grandmother, he also attempted suicide twice.
Martin Luther King Jr. and combating mental health stigma
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Every third Monday in January, Americans pause to remember and celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.