Long-awaited improvements in insurance coverage for mental conditions and addictions are expected to become more widely available this year as a result of...
Michael J. Fitzpatrick, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) met yesterday with Vice President Joseph Biden's task force on...
From Allsup Blog by Jessica Cruz, MPA/HS, executive director, National Alliance on Mental Illness-California In the wake of the tragic events that took place...
Thirty years ago, I was given a diagnosis of schizophrenia. My prognosis was “grave”: I would never live independently, hold a job, find...
Invoking the painful memory of the schoolchildren killed in Newtown, Conn., a month ago, President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the most ambitious...
Both her sons have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and the most difficult part is dealing with the perception of her children’s disorder...
Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic's Sixth Annual Awards Luncheon yesterday honored Keris Jan Myrick and the Empowerment Congress Mental Health Committee for their...
Symptoms can range from extreme anxiety to emotional numbness, from violence to withdrawal, from hyper-arousal and activity to clinical depression....
Rosalynn Carter adds support for parity follow-through, saying "We have to make mental health care on a par with everything else."...