Mental Illness Awareness: Learn A Little – by Leslie

Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 4-10, has just closed.…

3rd Annual Art of Recovery Show: Call for Artists!

Whether it’s mental illness, substance abuse, grief, loss,…

Mental health: Overcoming the stigma of mental illness

Progress is being made to remove the stigma of mental illness…

Dave: My Story

For as long as I can remember I didn’t feel like I was quite…

Suicide Prevention Week

Suicide Prevention Week, September 6-12, 2009, is a good time…

Using Person-First Language Helps Bust Stigma

Remember the old saying, “Sticks and stones may break…

Living a Healthier Lifestyle – The Numbers Add Up!

For those of you who have been focusing on the report of how…

Disability.gov Launched: Connecting the disability community to information and opportunities

The U.S. Department of Labor this week launched Disability.gov,…

Westwind: My Story

I have been involved with the “mental health” system since…

Stigma Towards People with Mental Illness

Submitted by someone whose mother has a mental illness… Do…

Local Library Moved with Knowledge

I’ve been in the mental health field as a consumer of services…

Stereotypes and Stigma

I went into a local store where I live a few weeks back and saw…