Mad in America

OCTOBER 7, 2023

There are some hopeful threads, including a lived experience-led residential service and a legislated opt-out advocacy service, run by Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) , a government-funded organisation that has demonstrated exemplary practices in supporting consumer rights, dignity and autonomy.

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Mental Health America (MHA)

OCTOBER 1, 2024

These conversations offer insights into how past experiences of collective trauma and resilience can inform todays youth mental health advocacy, calling for both systemic action and intergenerational collaboration to support young people's mental well-being.

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Therapy for Black Girls

MARCH 25, 2025

After transferring to Temple, she quickly became a standout athlete, consistently pushing the boundaries of her performance while balancing the physical and mental demands of being a college gymnast.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 17, 2024

When the racist system prevailed and the police failed to search for him, we pushed back as a community, with significant media support from mental health advocacy nonprofit organizations like YOURS NY (Youth Opportunities Underlying Resilient Solutions) and Fountain House Clubhouse Bronx.

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World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As the WPA takes proactive and transformative steps toward a more inclusive and culturally competent field of psychiatry, the Action Plan signals a paradigm shift in mental health advocacy, setting the stage for a healthier and more resilient global community. Author: WPA

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NAMI

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Passionate about mental health advocacy, she collaborates with organizations like NAMI to promote awareness and support. The post From Anxiety to Advocacy: How Pharmacogenomic Testing Helped My Mental Health Journey appeared first on NAMI. You can find her on Instagram: @missarusa and @MadelineBohlman.

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Now Psych

JANUARY 2, 2025

Reviews: Check out reviews and recommendations from other parents, mental health professionals, or organizations dedicated to mental health advocacy. Remember that a book should be used as a supplement to therapy or other mental health treatments, not a replacement.

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Center for Integrative Psychiatry

MARCH 14, 2025

Participate in Local or Online Events Join virtual conferences, awareness walks, or community discussions hosted by mental health organizations during Bipolar Awareness Month. These events help foster community, support, and education.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

I realized that I was mistaken about a lot of my assumptions about what we know about mental health. We know much less about the brain than a lot of people in the mental health advocacy space realize. I thought the DSM was based on biological data.

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Lightwork

MARCH 6, 2025

These services create safe spaces for women to address their mental health needs while connecting with others who share similar experiences. These pioneers have broken down barriers, challenged stigmas, and brought about lasting change in the field of mental health.

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NAMI

MARCH 18, 2025

This blog post is dedicated to Kimberlys partner of 22 years, who died in 2024. When Kimberly was released from prison, she met him at a homeless shelter where he was volunteering, and he served Kimberly her first meal out of prison.

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Centre for Mental Health

APRIL 24, 2025

Primary care and well-resourced mental health services can offer accessible and comprehensive support, ensuring that LGBTQ+ people can receive the support and care in environments that make them feel included and valued. Conclusions The stakes have never been higher.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

B rent Dean Robbins is a psychologist, scholar, and all-around thoughtful human whose work has profoundly shaped existential and humanistic psychology not to mention my own path as a clinician, writer, and, frankly, as a person just trying to make sense of things.

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Mad in America

APRIL 26, 2025

In her mid-twenties, KK learned that her life-changing release from that hospital had come about, at least in part, due to a Protection & Advocacy organization that had sent in peers to talk with patients at the institution and reported on abuses there. Yet she had no idea what a P&A was.

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