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Emerging from Cultural Stigma and Giving Back

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:13:50 +0000

Tara’s journey with NAMI-NYC began during a difficult chapter in her life. “I was in college, going through my own mental health crisis,” she recalls. “A friend saw me in a terrible state and said, ‘I think people can help …

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Response to NYPD Body Cam Footage from the Death of Win Rozario

Mon, 06 May 2024 15:36:08 +0000

19-year-old Win Rozario called for help for himself while he was having a mental health emergency and the police murdered him in his home, in front of his family. The body cam footage shows us yet again that police are …

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The Five Building Blocks of Recovery®

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:42:42 +0000

I have developed these 5 Pillars of Recovery to Mental Wellness by observing what has worked for me along my recovery journey and what has worked for others through my involvement as a peer support group facilitator, peer support specialist, and speaker for NAMI Westside Los Angeles.

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Innovative Report on Mental Health Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) Unveils Key Insights and Future Recommendations

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 18:00:46 +0000

NAMI-NYC partnered with fourteen companies to conduct a survey about their ERGs’ impactful work.

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What It Means to Talk to Kids About Mental Health

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:54:36 +0000

Chris brings his perspective – and lived experience with mental health challenges -- to middle and high school students, parents, and school staff.

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To Help New Yorkers with Serious Mental Illness, We Must Invest in Peer and Family Services

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 21:27:00 +0000

If we truly want to put an end to the recurring pattern of innocent lives being taken by the NYPD, it is imperative the City follows the Correct Crisis Intervention Today of New York City’s (CCIT-NYC) model, which centers peers and has no police involvement.

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