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The hope for mental illness: research : Editor's note: The Post is publishing a series of columns this week in recognition of Mental Illness Awareness Week. This is an excerpt from a piece by Brendan McLean, communications coordinator for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

Hope for Mental Illness  - Sixty million Americans - that's one in five adults - will experience a mental illness in the coming year. That means every one of us knows someone ...

NAMI offers classes, support for mental illness caregivers  - If a family member or loved one suffers from mental illness , you know how devastating the effects can be. NAMI Sumner County is offering “With Hope ...

Speakers on mental illness offer hope for recovery : Sometimes the shores of our minds are dark, misty, lonely places and it seems as though rays of sunlight — good feelings — will never pierce the gray clouds of negative thoughts. For those with mental illnesses , the aforementioned analogy is often a ...

For victims of mental illness , hope, and a future  - Brian Green eventually learned he suffers from a mental illness , paranoid ... One in four adults contracts a mental health disorder in any given year,  ...

Birth of hope for postnatal depression  - There are only two mother and baby in-patient units for women with PND and postpartum psychosis (a severe mental illness which can cause ...

Course offers hope to families of people with mental illness  - The National Alliance on Mental Illness will be offering the “Family to Family” educational program next month. This free program is for family members ...

The Problem Isn't Mental Illness , or Prejudice, or Even ISIS. It's Anger. And We Can Fix It.  - There is always a kind of hope in these situations that mental illness will offer some explanation for this type of crime—surely, no one one sane could ...

Hope, help for teens with mental illness  - Among those who do is Ross Szabo, CEO of the Human Power Project and author of "Behind Happy Faces: Talking about Mental Health and Teen  ...

The new guidebook for understanding mental illness  - But many Americans with mental health disorders aren't as fortunate. APA leaders hope the new book will help close the gap between recognizing ...

Parents hope son's suicide will raise awareness of mental illness  - After a lifelong battle with mental health problems, they figured Wes meant he might be in the hospital for the holidays. That was a possibility, they  ...

Free mental health courses to be offered 8, will be “With Hope in Mind,” which is an eight-class weekly course for family members or caregivers of adults with mental illness . “With Hope in Mind” provides the basic education and skill training needed to cope with the difficulties associated ...

Experts worry about mental health stigma Some advocates for mentally ill people are concerned that the association of the Sandy Hook tragedy and mental illness could bring additional stigma on those suffering from a disorder, while they also hope that the publicity will educate more people ...

Plan to improve Conn. child mental health to begin  - Officials hope to gather input on a host of issues at the forums, including the need for early identification of mental illness , prevention and intervention,  ...

Classes offer help caring for mentally ill  - NAMI Sumner County is offering With Hope in Mind, a free series of classes on coping with the difficulties of caring for loved ones with mental illness .

Fame and fortune doesn't make you immune to depression - Even though living with a mental illness isn't a major cause of youth suicides, those who experience depression may find their thoughts predominated by beliefs that they are worthless, and that there is little hope for the future. Those who are serious about wanting to end their lives often keep it to ...

New documentary busts myths about anxiety - One of the least understood — and most common — forms of mental illness is anxiety, which over 40 million Americans currently suffer from. Author and filmmaker Susan Polis Schutz recently debuted "It's 'Just' Anxiety," a film on PBS, to coincide with Mental Health Month in May. Ultimately, Schutz wants to ensure that people dealing with anxiety don't become isolated because of it. “Connecting with others who are going through the same things you’re experiencing makes you feel less alone — and same for the people who watch my films. I hope they feel less alone,” Schutz told MNN.