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Mental Health Notes

May 5th, 2008

Which Is Better For Your Brain: Compliments Or Money?

If given the choice, would you rather win the lottery or receive a compliment?
Many of you are probably thinking, “Give me the cash!” However, according to the Japanese National Institute for Physiological Sciences in Okazaki, receiving a compliment activates the same area of your brain that’s activated when you receive cash. You may be just […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 4 comments

May 5th, 2008

Resources & Support For Children’s Mental Health Week

In addition to May being Mental Health Awareness Month (or, simply Mental Health Month, depending on where you read about it), the week of May 4-10 is Children’s Mental Health Week and it kicked off with a bang yesterday (May 4) with Childhood Depression Awareness Day.
To help you better understand children’s mental health, or - […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 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

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