Bazelon Center Statement on Sandy Hook Shooting
Washington -- December 17, 2012 -- The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law joins the rest of the nation in mourning the tragic loss of life at Sandy Hook Elementary School in N ...
Posted Monday, December 17th 2012 at 3:22PM
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Hi BIA Family,
First, I wish to join in Ameria in expressing my deep, heartfelt sympathy over the horrific events of Friday. Like everybody else, I was renderd speechless, shocked. It is therapeutic for ene to find a way to release these feelin ...
Posted Monday, December 17th 2012 at 3:17PM
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INTUTE OF AERICA'S FUTURE - Smart Talk on the 'Fiscal Cliff'
NUMBER 7 | November 27, 2012
The Fiscal Showdown: Just Say No to Economic Extortion
Visit: http://caf.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3G6UXRJRrpOIck2QgNLi7RBWHRTjoBBa for ...
Posted Tuesday, November 27th 2012 at 6:01PM
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Right now, President Obama is working with leaders of both parties in Washington to reduce the deficit in a balanced way so we can lay the foundation for long-term middle-class job growth and prevent your taxes from going up.
Your voice and actio ...
Posted Thursday, November 22nd 2012 at 1:33PM
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In less than a week, Christmas Day will be upon us. It will be a special time when folks will open gifts and laugh and gather around the dinner table with friends and family! All kinds of delicious foods and treats will be passed around ...
Posted Monday, November 19th 2012 at 10:52AM
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ADHD, DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR ~ Getting Your Family Through the Holy-Days ...
I had to make time today for my very special loved ones as we get close to the big day ...no, not Thursday when President Obama signs Healthcare Reform legislation; that ...
Posted Monday, November 19th 2012 at 10:05AM
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ADHD, DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR ~ Getting Your Family Through the Holy-Days ...
I had to make time today for my very special loved ones as we get close to the big day ...no, not Thursday when President Obama signs Healthcare Reform legislation; that ...
Posted Monday, November 19th 2012 at 10:04AM
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This movement has always belonged to you.
So your feedback is crucial in determining how we continue to work together.
Take a couple minutes to help shape our plans for the future.
Our ground game was ...
Posted Monday, November 19th 2012 at 9:36AM
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Health Care Law Increases Access to Primary Care
October 11, 2012
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that $229.4 million was invested in the National Health Service Corps in 2012 to support more doctors and ...
Posted Friday, October 12th 2012 at 12:10PM
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(This is a repost blog to encourage each person with a mental health condition to register to vote and VOTE in the upcoming Presidential elections) Family and Friends, help them get to the polls, please.
This is what I was asked this mornin ...
Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 10:44AM
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Hey Advocates! -
As you all know, we are less than 30 days away from Election Day. Many of you have given your time, resources, and energy to this campaign, and now we are so close to the finish line. Unless you want to wake up on Nov ...
Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 10:02AM
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I often hear people explain that the reason that they do not get involved with helping a loved one seek mental health treatment is that they do not want a confrontation.
That is certainly a valid reason for all parties involved not to get into a ...
Posted Saturday, September 27th 2008 at 1:02PM
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The National Mental Illness Awareness Week will kick off on October 5, 2008 through October 11, 2008! So, I was wondering, what is your favorite mental illness?
That's right. Choose any mental illness that you or a family member may have or t ...
Posted Monday, September 22nd 2008 at 7:03AM
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Out of the millions of people in America who suffer from some form of a brain disorder such as Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Depression, PTSD, Anxiety Disorders, Eating Disorders, etc., African-Americans are the least likely to seek treatment! This result ...
Posted Monday, September 22nd 2008 at 6:47AM
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"Do you ever turn that music OFF?!" That's what a friend asked me last night and I laughed as I always do. Sometimes, I explain how music is my therapy. Sometimes, I just laugh and keep it moving.
I discovered music to be very therapeutic for m ...
Posted Sunday, September 14th 2008 at 2:14PM
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There are times when no matter how hard I try, I will have trouble with one of the symptoms of Bipolar. Well, when my eldest son joined the ROTC Army and ended up in Iraq six months later, I could barely stay sane and hold on.
Every mother knows ...
Posted Saturday, September 13th 2008 at 3:30PM
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Elevated above the worlds
Spinning uncontrollably
Moving beyond sun’s light
Grasping Your loving hand
Beckoned by Your command
Aside myself in spite of myself
Scorching coals of mental hell
Smoothing hurtful crevices
Transfixed under Your ...
Posted Friday, September 12th 2008 at 12:16PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE, Reverend Anthony Brown, of Morning Star Baptist Church, and gospel artist of the new cd release, "Hymns For Him," sponsored "Dream...A Sensational Summer Night" on August 22, 2008. The sensational event was a fund raiser ...
Posted Saturday, September 6th 2008 at 7:11AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Swaggie's Voice publishes its eighth interview with African-American male Authors making a positive commitment to community and self. Swaggie's Voice is a blogazine at http://swaggiecoleman.blogspot.com that takes blogging to ...
Posted Saturday, September 6th 2008 at 6:09AM
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I believe that America still has a long way to go with promoting healthy lifestyle changes.
We must step up the effort to instill good eating habits in our children along with regular exercise. The best way to teach these patterns to our children i ...
Posted Wednesday, September 3rd 2008 at 6:59AM
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It is not easy to manage Bipolar from the perspective that environmental factors can contribute to an onset of an episode of clinical or manic depression. Remember, it's all about the chemicals in the brain.
What I have come to understand and p ...
Posted Sunday, August 31st 2008 at 8:08AM
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Yes. I can just be simply depressed at times and not necessarily experiencing a full-blown clinical or manic depression and so can you.
There are times I just feel sad and I just keep it moving. It will ususally pass as long as I don't resort to ...
Posted Friday, August 29th 2008 at 7:46PM
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That's the buzz question sound bite I heard at least a hundred times yesterday. Of course, I put my own spin on it as I listened to Sen. Clinton ask folks at the DNC who supported her campaign some thought-provoking questions about commitment.
"A ...
Posted Thursday, August 28th 2008 at 8:37AM
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I tuned into the Democratic Convention last night in time to see the end of Senator Clinton's speech. I was admiring her spirit of support and I do like Sen. Clinton despite the fact that I did not wish for her to receive the Presidential nomination ...
Posted Wednesday, August 27th 2008 at 8:53AM
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Yep. That is what racing thoughts are like. A bunch of people jumping up and down cheering on somebody. Imagine panning around the convention and seeing each person whiz by. With racing thoughts, you do not need to pan around inside your head. T ...
Posted Tuesday, August 26th 2008 at 12:58PM
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