Tag Archives: suicide

NAMI and Mental Health in the Latinx/Hispanic Community

Posted on September 10, 2019 by mpgarcia

For Suicide Prevention Awareness Week, we are highlighting a mental health organization in the US that also provides information, resources, and assistance to the Latinx/Hispanic community: The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the largest grassroots mental health organization … Continue reading →

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Project Semicolon Day 2018

Posted on April 16, 2018 by cgraves34

Project Semicolon is a global non-profit movement started in April 2013 (#ProjectSemicolonDay) by Amy Bleuel who wanted to honor her father whom she lost to suicide.  Since that time, Project Semicolon has evolved through the support of entertainers and the … Continue reading →

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Depression: Do you know the signs?

Posted on October 6, 2016 by mpgarcia

Depression is a common mood disorder that can cause severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities such as sleeping, eating, or working. As many as 15 million adults in the US experienced a depressive episode … Continue reading →

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, April 20 to Friday, April 24

Posted on April 24, 2015 by bchaiken2014

Aqui puede leer este artículo en español Human Interest: The Catastrophe (The New Yorker) In July of 2003, neurologist Oliver Sacks and his colleague Orrin Devinsky were consulted by Spalding Gray, the actor and writer famous for his autobiographical monologues, … Continue reading →

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