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Act NOW to create a 9-8-8 mental health crisis hotline

3 days ago

A CALL FOR ADVOCACY!

NAMI Louisiana and NAMI National need your help. Nearly half of people in the U.S. report that COVID-19 has had a negative impact on their mental health. And the first step to help is often a phone call.

But too often during a mental health crisis, a call to 9-1-1 brings handcuffs instead of help.

Now, more than ever, we need an easy-to-access 3-digit emergency number (9-8-8) to help people in a mental health crisis.

We need you to urge your Representative to immediately pass S. 2661, The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, to establish 9-8-8 as a nationwide hotline for suicide prevention and mental health crises—making it easier for people in crisis to receive immediate and appropriate mental health support.
As more and more people are calling mental health helplines across the country, we can’t afford to wait. Urge your Representative to vote YES on this bill.

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Urge your Representative to vote YES on this important bill

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4 days ago

Make sure to check out NAMI Louisiana’s updated website at namilouisiana.org/.

Don’t forget to sign up for our webinars. Homefront which will be held on July 23rd from 10:30- 12:00 p.m. and Sharing Hope which will be held on July 30th from 11:00-12:00pm. Links to register are below:
Homefront: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4206491102770224656
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5 days ago

NAMI Louisiana is excited to announce our Wisdom Wednesday series. On Wednesdays, NAMI Louisiana will post articles about mental health in hopes to educate the Louisiana community. In honor of Minority Mental Health Month, today’s post will highlight how the Black community struggles to get access to Black mental health workers.

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6 days ago

We will be holding two free educational webinars for the month of July. The first webinar, Homefront, is dedicated to family and friends of veterans who may suffer from PTSD. The webinar will be held July 23rd from 10:30- 12:00 p.m. This webinar will offer 1.5 CE credits for Social Workers. Please email us at info@namilouisiana.org for CE information.

Click the link below to register for this free webinar:
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In honor of Minority Mental Health Month, the Sharing Hope webinar helps increase mental health awareness and reduce stigma in African American communities. It will take place on July 30th from 11:00-12:00pm.

Click the link below to register for this free webinar:
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7 days ago

July is Minority Mental Health Month! African Americans comprise 12 percent of the population — the second-largest ethnic minority group in the United States — but they often receive disproportionately less and lower quality care than other communities for both medical and mental health services. There have also been recent increases in mental illness among Latino/Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and Native Americans.

Regarding suicide among minorities, NAMI Louisiana's community partner, Dr. Raymond Tucker, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at LSU, has provided us with evidence-based research via the CAMS-Care organization. The link below offers a video interview which discusses suicide trends in communities of color.

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Cultural biases and stigmas surrounding mental health in general prevent many minorities from accessing care due to prior experiences with historical misdiagnoses, lack of trust in the healthcare system, inadequate treatment, language barriers, and a lack of cultural competency. NAMI Louisiana strongly supports diversity, inclusion and equal access to mental health treatment for all minorities. ... See MoreSee Less

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