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National Alliance on Mental Illness to host education program  - NAMI Denton County, the local organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness , will offer its Family-to-Family Education Program beginning Feb ...

National Alliance on Mental Illness to hold free 12-week course in ...  -  Mental illness is a “no fault” brain disease. The brain is a body part like all others, and the brain, too, can become ill. Serious mental illness affects one in every  ...

National Alliance on Mental Illness  - See more events for this dateClasses on mental illness education will be offered for family members and friends who are caregivers for individuals ...

Homeland, Carrie Mathison and mental illness on television  - Courtney Reyers from The National Alliance on Mental Illness noted that Homeland was doing “one of the best jobs of portraying mental illness in ...

NAMI Eastside hosts conference on children and mental illness The statistics from the National Alliance on Mental Illness are frightening: one in 10 children live with a serious mental or emotional disorder; fewer than half of children with a diagnosable mental disorder receive mental health services; suicide is ...

Living with Bob, and mental illness  - One in four adults in America experiences mental illness in a given year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness . Half of all chronic mental ...

Parenting in a world with mental illness - The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports that one-half of all chronic mental illness begins by age 14, and three-quarters by age 24.

6 Possible Causes Of Mental Illness - According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness , approximately one in five adults experience mental illness in a given year, with the most common ...

Though progress has been made, people with mental illness still struggle to find jobs  - Nationwide, 80 percent of people with a mental illness are unemployed, according to a study conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness  ...

How to spot early warning signs of mental illness — and offer help - According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness , 1 in 5 adults in the United States, or 18.5 percent of the population, experiences mental illness in ...

We need to talk about mental illness  - The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports that one in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 have a diagnosable mental illness  ...

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).

Nephi family shares struggle with mental illness , offers hope SALT LAKE CITY — A Nephi family has become involved with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and share the story of their daughter to give hope to others coping with mental illness . Emily Motes lived a life filled with passions and promise, but at ...

Understanding mental illness not a crazy idea - The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports approximately one in five adults in the U.S. — 43.8 million people — experiences mental illness  ...

Mental illness very real, and very costly  - According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness , one in four adults — approximately 61.5 million Americans — are affected by mental illness in a ...

Three mental illness patients who got better : Frese, 72, is now a nationally recognized psychiatrist from Akron, a former member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness national board, and a sought-after speaker who has shared a stage at seminars with Dr. John Nash, subject of the movie A ... Columbus Dispatch

One in five adults live with mental illness -  Mental illness is a shadow affliction — existing everywhere and nowhere. According to the National Alliance on Mental Health Issues, this silent and ...

Families of those with mental illness can benefit from classes CHICO — A free, 12-week series of classes offered through the National Alliance on Mental Illness will start Aug. 21 for families and others close to those who have mental illnesses . The course will cover information about schizophrenia, mood ...

5 Signs of Mental Illness To Recognize in Your College Roommate  - According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), “one in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 have a diagnosable mental ...

Peer to peer course helps those with mental illness The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Hamilton County announces its fallNAMI Peer-to-Peer course specifically designed for people living with mental  ...