After her daughter was hospitalized due to mental health, Deniece Chi went looking for answers and found NAMI. Walking into her first family support group, she felt welcomed and understood. With the support of NAMI programs, Deniece was able to better communicate with her daughter and their relationship grew stronger through her daughter’s recovery. Deniece…
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Idella Johnson was raised by a mother with paranoid schizophrenia and a father with substance abuse. Growing up, she lived with high functioning depression. When she discovered acting, she found solace and comfort in escaping her life to play a character but continued to struggle with her mental health. Before acting on her suicidal ideations,…
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“Circle of Care: A Guidebook for Mental Health Caregivers.” This guidebook emerged from the national study on mental health caregiving, “On Pins and Needles: Caregivers of Adults with Mental Illness.” This study’s findings were released in February 2016. It was the first national survey of mental health caregivers conducted in the United States, and it identified…
Read MoreParental Alienation Study Group (PASG) and the Eskind Biomedical Library of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
A large bibliography regarding parental alienation has been jointly developed by PASG and the Eskind Biomedical Library of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This database contains more than 1,000 books, book chapters, and articles published in mental health or legal professional journals. INTRODUCTION TO PARENTAL ALIENATION DATABASE This online database pertains to parental alienation, a mental condition in which a child…
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WE THE PARENTS
Exploring the state of family courts through the eyes of parents and experts.
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