September 12th, 2008
The “Top 5 Ways To Be A Mental Health Advocate” series here at Mental Health Notes comes to an end today, and so far you’ve read about stopping mental health stigma, getting involved with mental health advocacy and research organizations as well as mental health support groups, and ways to educate yourself and others about […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 3 comments
June 9th, 2008
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 3rd, 2008
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
April 12th, 2008
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, Mental Health Notes -- 4 comments
March 6th, 2008
Last night I spread the word about the House passing the Paul Wellstone Mental Health And Addiction Equality Act (H.R. 1424), reminded you that though we still have much to do the goal is in sight, and promised to keep you updated as new information became available.
Well, less than 24 hours later, I’ve received an […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 4 comments
March 6th, 2008
It’s a happy day night morning (oh, man, I really need to work on a getting a regular sleep schedule going on) time for mental health patients, advocates, and family members and friends! Oh, who am I kidding - it’s a happy time for all Americans!
The House just passed the Paul Wellstone Mental Health And […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 7 comments
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