Welcome to the National Mental
Health Awareness Campaign's website.
Our organization is a nationwide nonpartisan public education campaign that was launched as part of the 1999 White House Conference on Mental Health. We are dedicated to battling the stigma, shame, and myths surrounding mental disorders that prevent so many people from getting the help they need.
During the past 9 years we have educated millions of people through our speaker's bureau, public service announcements, Town Hall Meetings, media outreach and printed materials. We hope you will enjoy learning more about our organization. Please understand that our goal is to provide education and create a more accepting environment for people to seek help. We do not offer clinical advice or guidance of any kind. If you need help please click on help or go to our mental health links page.
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The Heard - Our Speakers' Bureau
Meet Lizzie Simon
When Lizzie Simon was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of seventeen, she thought she had reached a dead end. After traveling across the country interviewing people with bipolar disorders, Lizzie published her own book about how people successfully managed the problem.
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- Spirituality and Mental Health
- I grew up in a family that was pretty liberal. I was taught to love and celebrate ALL people- no matter age, race, SES, sexuality, disability, or religious preference. My father is Buddhist and mother was raised a liberal Greek Orthodox. This left me with the ability to choose and discover my own religious preference. [...]
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- In the News
- Some interesting articles to check out:
Tech Separation Anxiety is on the rise among teens…
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Kids-Summer-Camp-and-Tech-Separation-Anxiety-67084.html
With the recent employment crisis counselors are tuning in and coaching clients more than ever…
? ?http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/jobs/17therapy.html?_r=1&ref=business
Some sound advice about eating disorders…
http://www.babble.com.au/2009/05/18/you-cant-scare-your-kids-out-of-an-eating-disorder/
Enjoy and Discuss! Colleen Coffey
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- Web MD Documentary
- Recently I was hired to consult and write for a documentary series about bipolar disorder for the website Web MD—we’ll be doing about twenty-five segments, some with people who live with bipolar disorder and some with experts. I was excited that we were covering a broad range of topics, from the nuts and bolts of [...]
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