September 17th, 2009 
admin Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is October 4-10, 2009. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) does not mention Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day on the 2009 MIAW web page. “In 1990, the U.S. Congress established the first week of October as “Mental Illness Awareness Week” (MIAW) in recognition of NAMI’s efforts to raise mental illness [...]
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No Comments » July 27th, 2009 admin The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) recently released the 2009 scores for the public healthcare system in the United States. The country as a whole received a D and 6 states received a failing grade. Not one single state received an A. If you have ever used the public healthcare system for treatment of [...]
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