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Advocacy

Research

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Types of [mental illness…]

DEPRESSIO

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OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDERS

BIPOLAR

DISORDER

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DEPRESSION)

SCHIZOPHRENIA

WHICH CAN CAUSE…

“Symptoms that disrupt a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning”

STIGMATIZE MUCH?

64% of inmates have mental health problems._______________40% of people with severe mental illness have been imprisoned at some point in their lives; _______________90% of those incarcerated with a mental illness have been incarcerated more than once.

A significant number of the homeless population has serious mental illness…

Mental & physical health problems are exacerbated by living on the streets and in shelters.

How [ NAMI can help…]

Information & Referral

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families of children with mental illness

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For consumers and families

To share…experiences

coping strategies

To offer…encouragementunderstanding

support

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Speaker’s Nights

Seminars

Conferences

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System reform & Supporting diverse families

For more info please visit

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