IN THE NEWS: NAMI FRANKLIN COUNTY

• 'Pretty Damn Awful': Covid Long-Haulers Find Mental Care Elusive May 6, 2021
  Davis was already prone to suicidal thoughts as someone with bipolar disorder. Then he got the coronavirus in April 2020. Lingering effects have left him with anxiety and a depression he calls “pretty damn awful.” A research study reported in Lancet Psychiatry found a third of Covid-19 survivors were diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric […]
• I’m A Woman Of Color. Why Do I Ignore That When It Comes To My Mental Health? May 6, 2021
  Mental health influencers are flourishing; platforms like Instagram and Twitter make their resources accessible and shareable, catnip for people who find therapy overwhelming, alienating, or financially out of reach. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, mental health care should always take one’s culture into account. “Our culture, beliefs, sexual identity, values, race and […]
• The Men's Health Addiction & Recovery Survey, Plus, five common signs that indicate whether you should seek help. May 4, 2021
  This journey is rarely a straight path, and it's a road rarely walked alone. When we set out to understand the state of addiction and recovery as the world navigates a deadly pandemic that has made social connection and self-control exceedingly difficult, and also survey 1,111 people to better understand the bigger picture when it […]
• Mental Health Resources for Black Americans April 30, 2021
  Systemic racism and hostile racial environments are nothing new in the United States, but 2020 and 2021 to date have marked a significant milestone in awareness and lack of tolerance for it. Ironically, while this upheaval has created the potential for change, it has also put a strain on the mental health of many Black […]
• Mayor de Blasio And First Lady McCray Announce Mental Health For All From Harlem To Hollis April 29, 2021
  Mayor de Blasio and First Lady McCray today announced Mental Health for All, a new comprehensive plan to deliver universal access to mental health support to all New Yorkers. The plan builds on the work of ThriveNYC and other City agencies and lays out a path to ensure that mental health is a permanent part […]
• What To Expect When The Virus Is Gone But COVID Trauma Goes On April 27, 2021
  Look, we’re all going to be messed up for a while from COVID. Some of us a lot, some of us a little. But it’s trauma. It’s an event more powerful than the brain can handle and that means mental health repercussions down the road. So let’s talk about what might happen. Dr. Ken Duckworth, […]
• How to Help Someone With Bipolar Disorder April 27, 2021
  Bipolar disorder affects about 6 million American adults, and it usually shows up in the late teens or early 20s. Medications, including the mood stabilizer lithium, can even out the highs and lows. Antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, and antidepressants may also be prescribed; cognitive behavioral therapy has been found to be helpful in reducing the severity of […]
• ‘We're carrying so much': How Indianapolis parents are talking to kids about race and pain April 22, 2021
  Dr. Christine Crawford, Associate Medical Director for NAMI, previously told IndyStar that dealing with the emotional stress and trauma that comes with being Black in America is like wearing a sticky suit. From the smallest microaggression to the most overt racism, everything remains and takes its toll. “Something as common as, ‘oh, you speak pretty […]
• Dr. Ken Duckworth writing mental health guide, due in 2022 April 14, 2021
  A leading mental health expert has a book deal his publisher is calling an “authoritative yet compassionate guide to managing mental health challenges” anticipated because of the pandemic. Dr. Ken Duckworth’s “You Are Not Alone” is scheduled for the Fall 2022. “My dream is to write the practical ‘how to’ Guide my family and I […]
• MTV Tees Up 200 Businesses, Non-Profits For Inaugural Mental Health Action Day April 13, 2021
  As America’s mental health crisis spirals and pounds particularly hard on Black and BIPOC communities, and members of Gen Z, more than 200 businesses and nonprofits are uniting for the inaugural Mental Health Action Day on Thursday, May 20. Their emphasis is on the word action. Brianna Cayo Cotter, SVP at MTV Entertainment Group, says […]
• Corinne Foxx on Growing Up With an Anxiety Disorder: "My Heart Was Beating Out of My Chest" April 12, 2021
  Actress, singer, and producer Corinne Foxx (NAMI Ambassador) is a triple threat, and she also lives with an anxiety disorder that she was diagnosed with at age 14. To alleviate her anxieties, Corinne continues to go to therapy, does regular exercise, meditates, goes on walks, socializes with friends, and makes sure to get eight hours […]
• Beyond the Byline: Kids' unchecked mental health needs pose long-term consequences April 8, 2021
  I think one of the things that struck me in doing the report the most was when I spoke with Dr. Ken Duckworth, CMO of NAMI, who said, "It takes eight years to make a social worker. It only took roughly eight months to create this mental healthcare pandemic." So the problem is one that […]
• Why Are ER Wait Times Getting Longer for Kids in Mental Health Crisis? April 6, 2021
  U.S. children commonly wait hours in the emergency room for help with a mental health crisis — a problem that has worsened over time, a new study finds. Experts said the situation likely reflects a longstanding and worsening problem: The U.S. has far too few mental health providers for children. "The demand is crushing the […]
• Ask a Black therapist: 5 tips to support Black mental health during the Derek Chauvin trial April 2, 2021
  "There is a difference between being informed and getting retraumatized." That's what clinical therapist Paul Bashea Williams tells himself and his clients as they struggle with the distressing images now resurfacing during the Derek Chauvin trial. The proceeding churns up a persistent trauma. The replay of George Floyd's final moments can feel inescapable, leaving many […]
• Family said Colorado suspect had 'mental illness.' Experts say that's rarely the cause of mass shootings. March 25, 2021
  The 21-year-old suspect arrested in the rampage, the second in a week, was almost immediately described by family members as paranoid and antisocial. But researchers and advocates say the rush to cast blame on a mental illness is misplaced. "People are searching for explanations for behavior they don't understand. It's easy to put a label […]
• Racism and mental health March 23, 2021
  In light of the recent attacks against the Asian American community and the rise in hate crimes around the country, psychiatrist Dr. Sue Varma joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the toll that hate crimes take on our mental health, how the model minority myth is hurtful, how young people are impacted and give tips […]