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Archive for the ‘Mental Health Advocacy’ Category

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 1st, 2008

Success Story: Using Mental Health Humor As A Coping Skill

Wow, May is going to be a busy month here at Mental Health Notes, huh? Not only is it Mental Health Awareness Month and my blirthday (as Angelique called it!), but it’s also the month for the This Is Why I ROCK! series, which is what we’re beginning right now!
The smiling face you see to […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 8 comments

May 1st, 2008

Enter The Mental Health Notes Birthday Giveaway!

Guess what amigos! Not only does today begin Mental Health Awareness Month, but it’s Mental Health Notes’s first birthday!
That’s right - exactly one year ago today b5media and I gave birth to Mental Health Notes, the lovely vessel of information you read each day (well, at least I hope you read it each day…every other […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 8 comments

April 30th, 2008

Wentworth Miller Fans Pull Together For UNICEF

Oh, snap!
Thanks to Newscom, I now have access to a delicious cornucopia of Wentworth Miller pictures I can use here at Mental Health Notes - legally. Good thing, too, because I have some equally delicious - and inspiring - Wenti-related news.
I know, I know - you’re probably feeling as suspicious about my motives as my […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 9 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 10th, 2008

Mental Health Notes Wants To Know Why You ROCK!

As you may or may not should know, May is Mental Health Month. Last year, May was the first month Mental Health Notes was live (how appropriate, huh?), and in honor of Mental Health Month I posted information about mental health-related tips and resources on each of the 31 days.
This year, I’m still focusing on […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 26 comments

April 9th, 2008

Postpartum Depression Legislation: Beneficial Or Conspiratorial?

Back in January, I notified you all of an advocacy alert regarding the Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act (S.1375) from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA).
Yesterday I received another advocacy alert from the DBSA. This one was also related to postpartum depression and S.1375 (and the House’s version, H.R. 20), only […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 9 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

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