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Mental Health Notes

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

May 13th, 2008

Join The Health & Wellness Channel In Recognizing Mental Health Month!

Yipee! It’s the Health & Wellness Channel’s monthly theme day, and I’m super excited because not only am I finally hosting, but the theme is mental health in honor of May being Mental Health Month!
My fellow b5media bloggers have really pulled together and presented some great information this month, so grab a cup of coffee […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 8 comments

May 12th, 2008

LiveJournal Donates Virtual Gift Proceeds To The Depression And Bipolar Support Alliance

LiveJournal, dear LiveJournal.
Many moons ago, when I was a young college student dealing with life and all the bizarre things that come along for the ride, you gave me a home. You gave me an outlet to vent my frustrations, a portal to make friends, a place to share my secrets as well as my […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

May 10th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Ain’t The A Kick In The Brain?

How much sanity can you handle on this glorious Saturday? Let’s find out…

This week, which was also Children’s Mental Health Week, was fairly busy at Mental Health Notes. I talked about mental health situations in the news (some…bizarre, and some not so uncommon) as well as well as a few mental health studies such as […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 3 comments

May 8th, 2008

Bipolar Survivor Ken Jensen Explains Why It Takes Guts To Be Him

Last Thursday, Chato B. Stewart rocked our funny bones with his mental health humor. This Thursday, Ken Jensen puts us through psychiatric boot camp with his system for surviving bipolar disorder.
As if my nauseatingly incessant play on words didn’t give it away, 39-year-old Ken Jensen is a former soldier – not just any soldier, but […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 10 comments

May 7th, 2008

Visit NAMI & DBSA Booths At Revoltion Health’s Women’s Health Expo!

I have some mental health news for you ladies and…well, just ladies, as this doesn’t really pertain to the gents; unless, of course, you’re looking to find mental health information for that special lady in your life!
Revolution Health, that lovely Web site that hosted the Revolution Health Online Health Fair last year, is at it […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment

May 6th, 2008

Celebrities And Mental Health: Private Matters Or Public Domain?

Depending on how well you keep up with sports news, you may or may not have heard about former England football legend Paul Gascoigne checking himself into a Roehampton rehabilitation clinic after a series of suicide threats and attempts. According to the UK’s Telegraph, Gascoigne “has struggled for years with alcoholism and depression and was […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments

May 6th, 2008

NAMI Cookout For Mental Health Month

As I mentioned yesterday, my NAMI affiliation had a cookout at one of our local city parks in honor of Mental Health Month.
Well, it turned out to be a lovely event! The weather was gorgeous, the food was delicious, and aside from a crowd of skateboarding teenagers (who eventually moved on to skate somewhere else […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 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 2nd, 2008

The Consumers Union Calls For A Prescription For Change

One of my mottoes has always been, “If you want something done, get up and do the damn thing.” Having that mentality is definitely one of the reasons I love grassroots movements and advocacy.
It’s also definitely one of the reasons I love passing along information about said grassroots movements and advocacy to you lovely people.
A […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment

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