IN THE NEWS: NAMI FRANKLIN COUNTY

• 988 crisis response: A promise in peril June 10, 2021
  Opinion piece by Patrick J. Kennedy and Daniel H. Gillison Jr., NAMI CEO, on the importance of 988 mental health crisis response and the opportunity to reduce avoidable ER visits; make better use of law enforcement resources; address long-standing inequities; and build healthier, more resilient communities. There’s no shortage of headlines about tragic outcomes for […]
• The Tammi Mac Late Show: PTSD in Veterans June 10, 2021
  Guests including Sherman Gillums, NAMI Chief Strategy & Operations Officer talk about how common PTSD is in veterans, break down statistics, and talk about PTSD triggers. Tammi and her guests talk about resources and solutions that can help veterans. Sherman highlights the NAMI Homefront and NAMI Sharing Hope programs.
• Bipolar 101: What It Is and What It Isn’t with Ana Marie Cox & Dr. Ken Duckworth June 7, 2021
  Bipolar disorder doesn’t mean that you’re kind of cheerful one day and a little bit glum the next. Those are just moods. That’s not a disorder. The Mayo Clinic says of bipolar, “When you become depressed, you may feel sad or hopeless and lose interest or pleasure in most activities. When your mood shifts to […]
• Child Suicides Drive Colorado Hospital to Declare State of Emergency June 4, 2021
  On May 25, Jena Hausmann, CEO of Children's Hospital Colorado, in Aurora, Colorado, declared a state of emergency in youth mental health in response to an astronomical increase in pediatric mental health cases, including suicide, which has overwhelmed the institution. From April 2019 to April 2021, the demand for pediatric behavioral health treatment at the […]
• Sponsors hail Naomi Osaka’s ‘courage’ on mental health June 3, 2021
  A few years ago, a star athlete dropping out of a major tennis tournament over mental health issues might have been seen as a sign of weakness. Today, at least for Naomi Osaka’s corporate sponsors, it is being hailed as refreshingly honest. That would explain why so many of them have stuck by Osaka after […]
• CDC Report Shows 5% Increase in Anxiety, Depressive Disorders During COVID Pandemic June 3, 2021
  Tennis star Noami Osaka's decision to withdraw from the French Open because of the anxiety she experiences from press conferences has started a broader discussion about mental health, not only for professional athletes but for everyone after a year of enduring a pandemic. A survey from the CDC and the Census Bureau found an increase […]
• 'Jeopardy!' guest host Mayim Bialik on the 'dream job,' biggest challenge, Alex Trebek's legacy May 31, 2021
  Although Bialik doesn't remember meeting host Alex Trebek, who died last November following a battle with pancreatic cancer, she recalls his cameo appearance on "Blossom," her 1990s NBC sitcom. Q: And you've selected the National Alliance on Mental Illness as your charity. (A donation matching the cumulative winnings during a star's turn as guest host […]
• The Me You Can't See May 28, 2021
  Dr. Ken Duckworth, CMO of NAMI is featured in multiple segments of Oprah and Prince Harry’s documentary series on mental health and mental illness challenges including the link above to a brief NAMI twitter clip. Dr. Duckworth discusses how engaging with helping others, participating in education programs and trying to change the mental health system […]
• How to manage workplace stress that’s ‘fundamentally changed’ since COVID May 28, 2021
  The way employers view mental health may have changed for good after the pandemic, according to experts, as more Americans suffering from stress, anxiety, and isolation reached out for help. Last year, the volume of calls to the helpline manned by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) jumped 70% over 2019, while one-third of […]
• Black mental health top priority surrounding anniversary of George Floyd's death May 26, 2021
  The police officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck has been convicted of second-degree murder. However, that conviction will not bring Floyd back to life. It is also extremely troubling that several other Black men and women have died similar traumatic deaths since Floyd struggled to tell the world “I can’t breathe” while calling out for […]
• Coping With the Effects of Racism — 1 Year After George Floyd's Murder May 25, 2021
  How do we cope with racial trauma and the mental health effects of racism, a full year after the murder of George Floyd? In the past year, there has been so much media attention on police brutality against black people and hate crimes toward people of color. It's stressful and overwhelming, and understandably takes its […]
• Peloton Instructor Kendall Toole Is Laying It All Out There When It Comes to Her Mental Health Struggles May 20, 2021
  Before Peloton instructor and NAMI Ambassador Kendall Toole beamed into millions of homes, packing her classes with pop-punk playlists and words of encouragement, she revealed she grappled with anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. The 28-year-old fitness expert, who released her second Mental Health Awareness month-themed ride on the streaming fitness platform last week, is now […]
• Amazon unveils new mental health benefit for U.S. employees and their families May 20, 2021
  Amazon announced it is providing mental health benefits to all of its full-time employees, as well as to their family and household members. Amazon has launched Resources for Living, a single starting point to access confidential in-person or virtual mental health counseling, with three sessions per person, per topic, available. Amazon said it would fund […]
• Episode 168: Jennifer Rothman, National Alliance on Mental Illness May 20, 2021
  Jennifer Rothman is the Senior Manager for Youth and Young Adult Information, Support, and Education for NAMI. The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. In the episode, Jennifer discusses what are some of the […]
• New survey on LGBTQ youth finds 'concerning' disparities in suicide risk May 19, 2021
  LGBTQ youth of color and transgender and nonbinary youth have a greater risk of suicide than their peers, especially if they have experienced discrimination, according to a new Trevor Project survey. For the first time, the cross-sectional survey, which had nearly 35,000 respondents between the ages of 13 and 24 across the United States, included […]
• Depression Is a Pandemic. Let's Use the Lessons of COVID-19 to Find Treatments May 17, 2021
  Until recently, major depression has felt like a ghost disease — invisible but devastating. It’s a disorder that affects millions every year — 1 in 4 of us will suffer a depressive episode in their lifetime. In April, a team at the Indiana University School of Medicine published news about a promising new blood test […]