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Mental Health Notes

Archive for the ‘Death’ Category

May 15th, 2008

Lori Drew Indicted In Relation To Megan Meier’s Suicide

The teenage years can be confusing and difficult enough on their own. Add into the mix mental health problems and a neighbor, who’s more than three times your age, harassing you online, and you have the makings of…well, even more confusing and difficult times.
In the case of Megan Meier, you have the makings of the […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments

May 3rd, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Keeps The Doctor Away

Well, OK, you got me. Saturday Sanity doesn’t exactly keep the doctor away, but it does keep you up to date with what’s going on in the world of mental health, and that’s good too, right?

I talked about a lot of stuff this week here at Mental Health Notes. Not only did I get to […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments

May 2nd, 2008

Suicide Warning Signs: In Light Of Deborah Jeane Palfrey

It’s all over the news, so by now you’ve all probably heard about the notorious “D.C. madam,” Deborah Jeane Palfrey, committing suicide. I first learned of it when I opened my Yahoo! email account last night and was greeted with this Yahoo! News article: Police: ‘D.C. madam’ kills herself in Fla. coastal town.
There’s something […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 6 comments

April 28th, 2008

“To The Well-Organized Mind, Death Is But The Next Great Adventure.”

Nice thought, Albus, but, yeah screw that! my mind’s not all that organized just yet.
Currently, I am 26 years old and most everyone in my family has lived beyond the age of 90.
I always thought I’d have to be tricked into the grave, too.
However, according to the Blue Zones Vitality Compass quiz, my mental health […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments

April 24th, 2008

Meet Famous Poets Who Lived With Mental Illness

Not only is April Cancer Control Month, but it’s also National Poetry Month!
As a writer, I can’t pass up the opportunity to share with you a list of poets with mental illness. These are just a few of the men and women who lived with mental illness and still managed to do what they loved […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 7 comments

April 23rd, 2008

Nurture Mental Health During The Fight Against Cancer

Did you know April is Cancer Control Month? It’s true, it’s true, and in honor of that we bloggers here at the b5media Health & Wellness Channel have decided this month’s theme day should focus on cancer.
Rather than try to choose just one topic pertaining to cancer and mental health - or going the obvious […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment

March 12th, 2008

Top 5 Reasons Smoking Is Dangerous To My Mental Health

Today is No Smoking Day over in the UK. *waves across the ocean to Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei*
In honor of that, I wanted to write about the mental health risks associated with smoking - you know, because the physical health problems are pretty well covered. However, I was unable to find much reliable and concrete information […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 7 comments

February 23rd, 2008

Like Sands Through The Hourglass…

…so is the sanity of our Saturday. Or, um…so are the Saturdays of our sanity? But, it’s just one Saturday?
*sigh*
So much for my attempt at a clever spin on the “Days of Our Lives” Macdonald Carey voiceover.
Enjoy the this week’s Saturday Sanity folks!

Diane Dardon, the Northern Illinois University Lutheran Campus Pastor, writes to Mental Health […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

February 20th, 2008

Northern Illinois University Lutheran Campus Pastor Contacts Mental Health Notes

Last Saturday, I posted my thoughts about the six white crosses placed on “snow hill” at Northern Illinois University.
My thoughts (which, in that post, were centered around Steven Kazmierczak’s alleged mental illness and his name being left off the sixth blank cross) unfortunately drew a negative reaction from one of Kazmierczak’s victim’s relatives. I attempted […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 5 comments

February 16th, 2008

Northern Illinois University Gunman’s Name Deserves To Be On A Cross

By now you’re all familiar with Steven Kazmierczak. If you’re not, here’s a brief summary: On Valentine’s Day (February 14, 2008), Steven Kazmierczak shot and killed five people at the Northern Illinois University before redirecting the ammunition and taking his own life, bringing the total number of deaths to six.
Six. Six people died. It’s important […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 10 comments

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