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NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania Presents Advocacy Award to Staunton Farm Foundation Executive Director
NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania announced that Joni Schwager, Executive Director of the Staunton Farm Foundation, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2019 Dick Jevon Advocacy Award. The award, in honor of longtime mental health advocate Dick Jevon, recognizes community members who exhibit...
Black History Month Mental Health Feature: Charma D. Dudley, PhD, FPPR
February is Black History Month and many of us take time during this period to reflect on the achievements, as well as the struggles and pain, that black people have experienced in America. Although many things have changed in our society, African Americans and people of color still face racism...
Nation's Leading Mental Health Research Agency Selects NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania as Official Outreach Partner for Pennsylvania
NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania has been selected as the Outreach Partner for the state of Pennsylvania by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the nation's leading mental health research agency. NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania joins a nationwide network of 55 mental health organizations...
Pittsburgh Doctor Honored With Exemplary Psychiatrist Award From the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has awarded John Rozel, MD, MSL, with a 2018 Exemplary Psychiatrist Award. Dr. Rozel is the medical director of resolve Crisis Services, a program of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC. Dr. Rozel, who is board certified in general...
Your Differences Are Your Superpowers
My name is Nick and I was born and raised in Bucks County, PA and attended college in Boston. I was and am always afraid that my technically invisible mental health diagnoses will be visible to those I meet, and worry that I will be judged on things that people can't see and that I can't control...
Mental Health Leaders, Advocates Convene at NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania's Annual Children's Conference
On Friday, June 8, 2018, NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania is holding its annual Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott Hotel, 777 Aten Road, Coraopolis, PA 15108. The event features Ross W. Greene, PhD, a clinical psychologist and professor who believes that...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Releases New Report on Childhood Trauma
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released a new report, Helping Children and Youth Who Have Traumatic Experiences. The report shows that nearly half of the nation's children have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. Children and...
NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania CEO Chosen to Serve on NAMI's Strategic Planning Steering Committee
NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania CEO Christine Michaels has been chosen to serve on the 2020-2025 Strategic Planning Steering Committee for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The main role of the steering committee is to make recommendations about the goals, strategies, and priorities...
NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania and City of Asylum launch mental-health series with author Jordan Corcoran
Author Jordan Corcoran was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder when she was a freshman in college. One of the biggest struggles she faced at the time was being able to effectively communicate what she was experiencing...