Tag Archives: Resources

Mental Health Awareness Month

Posted on May 26, 2020 by cgraves34

Mental Health Awareness Month, was established in 1948 by Mental Health America (formerly National Association for Mental Health) to raise awareness and educate the public about mental illness, living with these conditions, and strategies for maintaining mental health and wellness. … Continue reading →

Posted in Event, Fact sheet, Organization, Publications, Uncategorized, Website | Tagged #BreakTheStigma, #NotAlone, #Tools2Thrive, Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), anxiety disorders, co-occurring conditions, Community Resource Specialists, depressive disorders, factsheets, fighting stigma, infographics, information, lived experience, mental health, Mental Health America (MHA), Mental Health Awareness Month, mental health challenges, mental health conditions, mental illness, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), organizations, peer supports, psychiatric disabiliites, Resources, self-care, stress management, Suicide Prevention Lifeline, toolkits, treatment, warning signs | Leave a comment

ConnectionsRx – A New Individualized Support Program from the TU Collaborative

Posted on April 30, 2020 by cgraves34

Staying connected, maintaining social networks, and participating in the community while practicing physical distancing and following stay-at-home orders can be challenging. To support individuals with lived experience in serious mental illness, the NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Community … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Project, Uncategorized | Tagged #TUCollaborative, activities, Community Inclusion Specialist, community participation, ConnectionsRx, Facebook groups, facilitation, increasing participation, lived experience, NIDILRR-funded research, one-to-one approach, peer supports, physically distant, psychiatric disabilities, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Community Living and Participation of People with Serious Mental Illness, Resources, serious mental illness, social networks, staying connected, suicidal ideation, support groups, TU Collaborative on Community Inclusion | Leave a comment

Staying Connected: Maintaining your social networks while remaining physically distant

Posted on April 20, 2020 by cgraves34

We are living through an unprecedented time. The world has not experienced a global pandemic to this extent since the influenza pandemic in 1918 (also referred to as the Spanish flu). Federal, state, and local guidelines specify that we should … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Uncategorized | Tagged centers for independent living, community participation, COVID-19, guides, Information Communication Technologies (ICT), local libraries, making connections, mobile and smartphone, no-tech activities, physically distant, Resources, social connectedness, social distancing, social networks, staying connected, tablets, TU Collaborative on Community Inclusion, video conferencing apps, video conferencing platforms, virtual meetings | 1 Comment

If you liked … Let’s talk about eating disorders: Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Posted on February 13, 2020 by mpgarcia

Our blog post, Let’s talk about eating disorders: Eating Disorders Awareness Week, is popular among our followers who speak Spanish. Also, Eating Disorders Awareness Week is coming up and we wanted to share several resources: In the last year, NARIC … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #EatingDisorders, eating disorders, Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Resources | Leave a comment

For Valentine’s Day, It’s All About Relationships

Posted on February 12, 2020 by naricspotlight

This Valentine’s Day, we look at research and resources to foster strong, supportive relationships between friends, couples, and families. Continue reading →

Posted in Right Resources Right Now | Tagged caregiving, relationships, Resources, romance, sexuality, Valentine's Day | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for October 2019

Posted on October 24, 2019 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: My friends and I are aging with and into disabilities. For example, some of us have arthritis that makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged active aging, aging, aging in place, aging into disabilities, aging with disabilities, assistance robots, assistive technology, AT, down syndrome, education, FAQ, housing, NARIC, Research In Focus, Resources, social wellbeing, strategies, technology, universal design, wellbeing | Leave a comment

If You Liked … “Disability in the Latino Community”

Posted on September 15, 2019 by mpgarcia

A popular post among our English and Spanish readers, our blog post “Disability in the Latino Community” discusses the views on disability within the Latinx/Hispanic community. The views of the Latinx/Hispanic community toward disability within urban and suburban communities seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Updates | Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Hispanics, Hispanics with disabilities, Latinx, Latinx with Disabilities, NIDILRR, people with disabilities, Resources | Leave a comment

Confederación Salud Mental España: Mental Health and Society

Posted on May 30, 2019 by mpgarcia

The Confederación Salud Mental España (Mental Health Confederation of Spain) is a non-profit and social interest organization founded in 1983. Currently, the Confederation integrates 19 regional federations and provincial associations, which are made up of 300 associations and more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Spanish | Tagged #mentalhealth, civil rights, Confederación Salud Mental España, family, mental health, mental health disorders, prevention of exclusion, Resources, social reintegration, training | Leave a comment

Focus on Public Health: Importance of health screenings for people with disabilities

Posted on April 16, 2019 by cgraves34

The first week of April was National Public Health Week, and the American Public Health Association (APHA) and its various partners came together to celebrate and advocate for public health. This year’s overarching theme was “Creating the Healthiest Nation 2030: … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Uncategorized, Website | Tagged accessible health care, American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD), American Public Health Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, community inclusion, health care disparities, health programs, health screenings, healthy living, National Public Health Week, preventative health care, prevention, public health education, Resources, risk assessment | Leave a comment

The Spanish Parkinson Federation: Helping to Improve the Quality of Life of People with Parkinson’s Disease

Posted on April 8, 2019 by mpgarcia

The Spanish Parkinson Federation, which was founded in 1996, is an organization of over 60 associations and more than 12,000 partners that works to improve the life of people with Parkinson’s disease and their families. The Federation’s mission is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Spanish | Tagged #ParkinsonsDisease, caregivers, Disabilities, disability, families, information, law clinic, Parkinson's Disease, people with disabilities, people with Parkinson's disease, Resources, Spanish, Spanish-language, World Parkinson's Day | Leave a comment

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Mental Health Awareness Month

If you liked … Let’s talk about eating disorders: Eating Disorders Awareness Week

For Valentine’s Day, It’s All About Relationships

If You Liked … “Disability in the Latino Community”

Focus on Public Health: Importance of health screenings for people with disabilities

The Spanish Parkinson Federation: Helping to Improve the Quality of Life of People with Parkinson’s Disease

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