I AM AN AMERICAN SOLDIER | Suicide is Not an Option
I am an American Soldier. On the battlefield, there are two fronts that we encounter: There is the actual battlefield and then there is life after our DD214 and discharge. Where do we go when we’ve...
View ArticleMaintaining Resilience During A Crisis Like COVID-19
The current pandemic is affecting just about everyone. We’ve been separated from friends and loved ones, disconnected from many of our favorite activities, and become full-time remote employees and...
View ArticleGetting The Most Out Of Online Therapy
Perhaps you’re considering online mental health therapy, but are wondering if it is as powerful as in-person therapy. During our current time of social distancing because of COVID-19, even many...
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Surge in Veteran’s Mental Health Needs
Mental health providers and the US Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical staff have kept thousands of veterans in treatment through telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. But as the pandemic’s...
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The Social Isolation Effects on Mental Health
The social isolation effects on mental health are being seen all over the world! In most parts of the country, we’re living under conditions that we have never experienced before. For the first time...
View ArticleTop Expert Tips | Eating Disorders Among Youth During COVID-19
Although the moniker ‘eating disorder’ specifically mentions eating, eating disorders are about far more than food; they are a range of psychological conditions that result in unhealthy eating habits....
View ArticleSuicide Prevention Awareness | Top 5 Suicide Questions Answered
There are many questions we ask ourselves about suicide. The biggest question for families and loved ones left behind by someone who commits suicide is always, “WHY?” Why would they do that? How...
View ArticleCOVID-19 PTSD | Concerns and Rock Solid Treatments in Post-Traumatic Stress...
COVID-19 is affecting everyone. It has become a health crisis that threatens our physical and psychological well-being. Even if we’re lucky enough to steer clear of the disease, we’re nonetheless...
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How Mental Health Support Groups Can Encourage You in the Journey
National Alliance on Mental Illness Support groups bring together people who are experiencing — or have experienced — similar challenges or experiences. Examples include: bereavement, caregiving,...
View ArticleExercising Your Mental Health | Long Term COVID Bug
Incredibly, we’re approaching the Two Year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic (it did start about this time two years ago), which forced many of us to retreat to our homes for long-term social...
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To The Left & Right with John Silva – One Marine’s Story of Tragedy & Triumph...
Nothing ever truly prepares a person for combat or the hardships of military life. Soldiers quickly learn that they need each other more than anything! They fight for each other and die for each...
View ArticleWhen Parents Report a Child to Avert a Shooting | Troubling behavior leads to...
SPENCER, Okla. — Even on the day Alania Vasquez reported her 14-year-old son to police, the enormity of the decision hadn’t fully hit her. She told an officer who came to her apartment that she...
View ArticleU.S. News: One in Six Suicide Hotline Calls Isn’t Answered
Health officials preparing to broaden the reach of a national mental-health crisis line are working to strengthen an overstretched network of call centers that didn’t connect with about one in six...
View ArticleNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS – COOK COUNTY NORTH SUBURBAN ANNOUNCES...
The Cook County North Suburban Affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (“NAMI CCNS”) has announced a new Executive Director and a new Program Director to lead the organization in its...
View ArticleHow NAMI CCNS in Chicago’S North Suburbs is Changing Lives for the Better: A...
NAMI CCNS is uniquely positioned to serve the mental health needs of the Chicago North Shore community and suburbs. As a branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), NAMI CCNS has access...
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