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September 22nd, 2008

National Alcohol and Drug Awareness Month

Did you know September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Awareness Month?
I didn’t, and I usually stay on top of such things.
Fortunately, the kind folks at the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare informed me about it, and after telling my fellow Health & Wellness Channel bloggers here at b5media, we decided to hold a […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 3 comments

June 9th, 2008

Female Celebrities And Mental Illness

This post is part of Celebrity Health Week at the b5media Health & Wellness Channel. For more information about Celebrity Health Week posts here at Mental Health Notes, visit Introducing Celebrity Health Week: Celebrities And Mental Illness.
In this Celebrity Health Week post, we’ll take a look at some female celebrities who have a mental illness […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 5 comments

June 7th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: When Your RSS Feed Just Isn’t Enough

Can you believe the first week of June 2008 is coming to an end? Where does the time go?
Stop wondering about that, and enjoy this week’s Saturday Sanity!

This week at Mental Health Notes, I provided a very brief overview of self-medication and dual diagnosis resources, updated you on Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s brain surgery and […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment

June 3rd, 2008

Update: Self-Medication And Dual Diagnosis NAMI Meeting A Success!

Yesterday evening’s NAMI meeting was a complete success!
The evening was filled with useful information about self-medication and dual diagnosis thanks to the information I gathered, talks from my state’s NAMI Outreach Coordinator and a case manager from our local community mental health center, and of course the guest speaker who’d lived it all.
I learned so […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 2 comments

June 2nd, 2008

An Overview Of Self-Medication and Dual Diagnosis Resources

Preparation for June’s NAMI meeting this evening has kept me pretty busy for the past couple of days.
The topic is self-medication and dual diagnosis, and it’s a topic I chose because it’s so rampant in this area.
I’ve gathered up information for and compiled a list of all facilities, services, and other resources for individuals with […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 6 comments