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We thank all participating poets and 299 voters for another successful NAMI NJ Dara Axelrod Expressive Arts Mental Health Poetry Contest with the theme: "What prompts clarity for you?"
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05/20/2025
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center raised the Stigma-Free flag in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month......
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May 2025 - Mother's Day 05/11/2025
May 2017 (REPRINT) –
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ASSOCIATIVE STIGMA 04/10/2025
Lasalvia A, Benedetti L, Bodini L, Albasini F, Chiamulera C, Fabene P, Rugiu C, Bonetto C. Addressing the associative stigma of psychiatry and psychiatrists: a survey on the attitudes of medical and nursing students and doctors in Verona, Italy.
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02/19/2025
Easting Disorders Cause Stigma and Shame.....
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02/05/2025
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing is working on national recommendations to remove invasive mental health questions from nursing licensure applications, Medscape reported Feb. 5.
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02/03/2025
American Medical Association
Mark Stauder, chief operating officer of Hackensack Meridian Health, was installed today as the 2025 board chair of the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA). -
12/16/2024
Hope is one of the most important pieces of dealing with a mental illness. All you need is someone to just say, "I see you and I understand."
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Part of AHA’s “People Matter, Words Matter” series, this poster offers ways reduce the stigma surrounding the topic of suicide by using compassionate language........
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08/14/2024
According to the 2023 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, in 2021, the veteran suicide rate was between 6.7 and 46.3 per 100,000 across all races (Black, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, white and American Indian or Alaska native).
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New ‘People Matter, Words Matter’ poster on culturally aware language available in Spanish 08/07/2024
The American Hospital Association today released the first poster of the People Matter, Words Matter series to be translated into Spanish...........
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06/05/2024
Our webinar is now available for on-demand viewing. Watch at your convenience and download the presentation slides for easy reference.
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“As Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close and we look forward to kicking off Pride Month, we have the opportunity to highlight the importance of supporting the mental health of members of LGBTQI+ communities,” the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) stated in a recent e-newsletter.
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The AHA, together with behavioral health and language experts from member hospitals and partner organizations, has created a continuing series of “People Matter, Words Matter” posters to help health care workers and others adopt person-first, respectful language that aims to reduce stigma surrounding issues such as suicide, substance use disorder, pediatric and adolescent mental health and others. The posters are free and can be printed and shared with team members.
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As May is Mental Health Awareness Month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (SUD) content on Medicare.gov. The content updates are part of the CMS broader Behavior Health Strategy, and will make it easier for users to access mental health and SUD information.
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04/30/2024
is sharing guidance for how the media should cover suicide following the highly-publicized death of her mother, .......
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03/25/2024
Profiles in Mental Health Courage portrays the dramatic journeys of a diverse group of Americans who have struggled with their mental health. This book offers deeply compelling stories about the bravery and resilience of those living with a variety of mental illnesses and addictions........
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02/22/2024
In March 2023, we launched a survey of PsychU members to assess the stigma associated with AAD........
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02/19/2024
Stigma and discrimination in people with mental health conditions are pervasive across societies and cultures.......
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02/15/2024
I hate it. I hate our conversations about guns in this country.
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02/09/2024
By any measure, Lisa Harbury Lerner was a high achiever.......
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01/26/2024
“A disease like any other.” This refrain, popularized by mental-health advocates in the late 20th century, was meant to reduce bias against people with schizophrenia, depression, or alcohol use disorder.
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01/25/2024
Suicide rates for Black women and girls ages 15 to 24 have more than doubled over the past two decades, according to new research by scientists at the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Department of Psychiatry.
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01/18/2024
One of the biggest problems for Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin was that bipolar disorder seemed to help him at first.
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01/12/2024
Anytime of the year, but particularly the holiday season, can be a difficult time for many individuals grappling with stress, blues, and other issues. NJAMHAA’s own Shauna Moses, Vice President, Public Affairs and Member Services, was featured on , sharing some of the reasons for the “holiday blues,” and tips for identifying and dealing with them.
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01/11/2024
Mental health disorders, particularly among men, have gained momentum in becoming a silent killer.
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12/19/2023
Applications for registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse licensure too often contribute to this stigma and prevent nurses struggling with mental health issues from getting needed help.
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12/18/2023
Tireless mental health advocate. Humanitarian. Pioneer.
With Permission from Mental Health Weekly, published on December 3, 2023.
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11/30/2023
So much of who I am today is the result of receiving a Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellowship from The Carter Center 15 years ago.
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11/29/2023
Mental illness was an 'issue that nobody would touch' in the 1970s when the former first lady too up the cause. Carter, who died at 96, made it her signature issue.
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10/20/2023
In his new book, , Richard Brockman, MD, clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia, discusses how his career in psychiatry has been deeply influenced by his own mother's suicide.
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10/19/2023
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)—the $45 billion, federal medical research agency—is considering changing its mission statement.1
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10/17/2023
Many doctors don’t get help because they’re worried about career damage. The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation is pushing boards and health systems to change their policies.
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10/08/2023
Our nation is in the midst of an unprecedented behavioral health crisis. With experts estimating that one in five people will experience a mental health disorder at some point in their life and one in 20 are likely to experience serious mental illness, it may be more accurate to call it an epidemic.
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10/02/2023
In the mid-1990s, Chris Lalevee worked as a crane operator building high-rises in Jersey City. The construction industry was strong, he said, and the jobs were good. But the Union County native, in his mid-twenties at the time, began experiencing anxiety and panic attacks that led to sleepless nights — all affecting his work.
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Overcoming Stigma Can Literally Save Lives 09/22/2023
"Everyone needs to know that suicide is not a choice and that believing death is the only way to escape pain is a symptom of an unhealthy brain."
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09/16/2023
When Fonda Bryant called her aunt to ask if she wanted her shoes, her aunt knew something wasn't right.
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People who attempt to die by suicide typically have physical, substance use, or mental health diagnoses that negatively impact their quality of life.
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06/19/2023
On Juneteenth, our nation commemorates a significant milestone in our history: June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom—more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863.
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05/03/2023
The New Jersey Supreme Court formed a special committee that will develop a series of recommendations to help support the mental health of attorneys, judges and other members of the legal community.
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03/20/2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fictional soccer coach Ted Lasso used a White House visit Monday to encourage people, even in politically divided Washington, to make it a point to check in often with friends, family and co-workers to “ask how they’re doing, and listen, sincerely,”
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03/06/2023
As the Pennsylvania Democrat remains hospitalized for clinical depression – a medical condition impacting half the country – members and former members of Congress shared personal stories with USA TODAY that show even the nation's political leaders are not spared this struggle.
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02/21/2023
The office of Sen. John Fetterman announced last Thursday that the Pennsylvania Democrat had checked himself into the hospital for treatment of depression.