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May 16th, 2008

Top 5 Posts I Had The Most Fun Writing For Mental Health Notes

Here at b5media’s Health & Wellness Channel, we’re always doing something.
This week, we’re rounding up our “Top 5″ posts.
Some bloggers are focusing on their top five most popular posts, their favorite posts, and even posts that aren’t very well known to their readers.
Because Mental Health Notes is still celebrating its one-year anniversary, I thought I’d […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

May 15th, 2008

Mental Health Care: You Get What You Pay For?

I sat on this story for a little while - since May 4 - thinking that if I let myself cool down first I’d be more likely to sound rational when I posted about it.
Well, I’ve not cooled down one bit. In fact, I’m probably more enraged now than I was when I first read […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

April 26th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Gathers No Moss

Let’s glance back at some of the topics I covered this week here at Mental Health Notes. I shared pictures during Sunday’s Brain Break, mused on the mental health repercussions for the FLDS religious sect children, explained why being kind to the earth (and not just on Earth Day!) was good for our minds, offered […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments

April 19th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Upgrade Your Brain

I’m really enjoying the new layout of Saturday Sanity. I think it’s doing a much better job of providing more Saturday Sanity-worthy links, don’t you?
Anyway…

First, let’s take a look back at some of the things that have gone on here at Mental Health Notes this week. We kicked off the stress-busting Goin’ to the Chapel […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment

April 12th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Your Brain’s Weekly Smorgasbord Of Sanitylicious

I’m trying a bit of a different style for Saturday Sanity. Let me know what you think!

First up, let me refresh your memory regarding some of the more interesting things that went on at Mental Health Notes this week: The Lolcats paid us a visit, Boston Legal made me proud, the folks opposing the postpartum […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 4 comments

April 5th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Drugs And Government Issues

If you missed Wednesday’s post about Prescription for Change, the Consumers Union petition to the FDA to make it easier for consumers to report side effects of medications, I highly recommend checking it out.
In other drug news, the AstraZeneca Patient Assistance Programs now have a total of three “AZ & Me” prescription assistance programs (particularly […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 5 comments

March 31st, 2008

Team Up With everyminute.org And Make Your Voice Heard!

Remember a few Saturday Sanities ago when I tipped you all off on www.everyminute.org and its super cool petition-signing tool? Well, Jace Freeman from www.everyminute.org has graciously sent MHN some more detailed information about the Web site, its mission, and how you can get involved.
I’ll let him do the talking:
everyminute.org is a grassroots campaign organizing […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment

March 9th, 2008

eDrugSearch.com: Find, Compare, And Save Money On Medication

Remember the Grab Drug Advertisements By The Pills series here at Mental Health Notes? Of course you do! We just finished it yesterday.
In light of that series, I thought now would be a good time to introduce you all to a Web site that was recently introduced to me.
Cary Byrd, the owner and CEO of […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment

March 1st, 2008

Historic Vote: Comprehensive Mental Health/Substance Use Parity Bill

I received an email from Mental Health America regarding a House of Representatives vote on a comprehensive mental health/substance use parity bill Wednesday, March 5, 2008. I’m sharing this email in hopes that each of you will take any of the suggested actions before March 5.
Dear Alicia,
Sustaining the momentum you helped launch, the House of […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

February 16th, 2008

Stay Current For Sanity’s Sake!

There’s less money for your health care, Valentine’s Day isn’t quite over at Mental Health Notes, and you, too, can be an A.S.S.

You still have until tonight at midnight to enter MHN’s Love: It’s All In My Head Valentine’s Day Contest - so get over there and tell me one way you can show love […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

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