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Stories about the effects of incarceration on the family
Memorials about
loved ones lost to violent crime
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Stigma Associated with Schizophrenia and Other Mental Illness - by Vickie Robison-Barnett
Schizophrenia Society of Canada
Schizophrenia IS:
Is a treatable biochemical brain disorder
• Strikes 1 in 100 people
• Manifests itself usually between the ages of 15 to 25 years
• Causes 40% of people with schizophrenia to attempt suicide of which 10% complete the act.
• Costs Canadian taxpayers an estimated $4 billion annually in direct and indirect costs
It
is NOT:
The fault of the person or their family.
STATEMENT ON VIOLENCE ASSOCIATED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia-A Handbook for Families
Mental Wellness.com- Help is at hand, a list of resources for help
Rediscovering
Myself- by John Gillen
Did you ever think you heard
something and turn to discover nothing there? We all have. But have you
ever heard voices that seemed to be inside your own head? Voices that
told you you smell bad or that you should leap in front of a bus?
[Read the Article]
Dual Diagnosis: Substance Abuse And Mental Illness - A diagnosis of Mental Illness AND Substance Abuse is much more common than you might think. Some call the abuse of illegal drugs 'self-medication' in those who suffer with mental illness
Pinerest-Christian Mental Health Services
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, 300 68th Street SE, PO Box 165, Grand Rapids, MI 49501
NAMI-National Alliance For the Mentally Ill
NAMI Statement about Larry's Stay-By Laurie Flynn of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Santa Cruz County - PO Box 360, Santa Cruz, CA 95061 831-427-8020
CA Treatment Advocacy Coalition
Mental Health Net-Searchable database on mental health topics
Anti-Stigma-Know me as a person, not my mental illness
Nearly every homeless person with serious mental illness has been involved with local mental health care. By current estimates, as many as 700,000 Americans are homeless on any given night (National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, 1999). An estimated one-fourth of these people have serious mental illnesses, and more than one-half have an alcohol and/or drug problem (National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness, 2001).
Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady of Georgia and the United States, has long been an advocate for the mentally ill. She has taken a leadership role in the mental health field for over 30 years. Mrs. Carter works for reform in many mental health issues including reducing stigma, parity for treatment options and payment by insurance providers, greater research on the brain, better access to improved mental health services, and early intervention for children.
Read Rosalynn Carter's Book
Helping Someone with Mental Illness
[Read More about Rosalynn Carter's involvement in mental health issues
at:]
The Carter Center