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When a high school athlete breaks his arm, he walks down the hallways with a cast and “everybody says it’s really cool,” said Fred Robinson, Tosa United coordinator for the Wauwatosa School District. Equally, when a classmate is home sick with...

Mental illness has been part of my life since I was a child. Four of my six family members were hospitalized with diagnoses ranging from schizophrenia to borderline personality disorder to depression. Where some people saw my family members only...

Mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, psychosis and substance use are common in the United States. In fact, more than one in five American adults will have a mental health problem in any given year. 10/24/2015 Link to Source

With roughly 20% of the population suffering from a mental illness, its presence in the workplace (and in our personal lives) is assured. Mental illnesses and substance use disorders can have a lasting effect on workers, the workplace, and on...

As more and more students apply each year to increasingly competitive colleges, student mental health has become a heavily debated topic within the world of higher education. According to the American Psychological Association, 95 percent of college counseling center directors...

The Connect 4 Mental Health Community Innovation Awards recognize organizations introducing novel approaches to address mental health in early intervention, creative use of technology, continuity of care and service integration.  The National Council, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI),...

Mental illness has been part of my life since I was a child. Four of my six family members were hospitalized with diagnoses ranging from schizophrenia to borderline personality disorder to depression. Where some people saw my family members only...

Restricting access to known “suicide hotspots,” such as bridges, tall buildings and cliffs, can help reduce deaths at those locations by more than 90 percent, according to the findings of an international study published Wednesday in The Lancet Psychiatry. 10/06/2015...

“Tomorrow I will join other mental health advocates in our nation’s capital as we speak up to raise the volume and urgency for real change in how we treat mental health in this country.” Lovato will attend the National Council for...

Mayor Eric Garcetti, Australian Consulate officials and representatives from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing welcomed participants of the Black Dog Ride, which made 21 stops in 14 states to spread the word about Mental Health First Aid. Read more.

The first full week of October marks the 25th annual Mental Illness Awareness week, and schools in Rice County are ready to help those who may be suffering. 10/03/2015 Link to Source

The group helped fund Mental Health First Aid, a program that trains veterans and first responders on how to interact with someone suffering from mental health issues, which has now been adopted in the U.S. Read more.