Speech On NAMI

Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) is the country’s leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives. With more than 320 affiliate nationwide, we represent a growing movement of Americans who promote mental wellness for the health and well being of the nation, every day, and in a time of crisis (2007 Mental Health America). As an organization, Mental Health America has been around for nearly a century. We began work in 1909 when Clifford W. Beers, a young business man who struggled with a mental illness and shared his story with the world in his autobiography “A Mind

On Jan. 28 of this year, Bell Canada managed to get a record 122,150,772 tweets, texts, calls, and shares on Bell Let’s Talk Day and raised more than $6.1 million for Canadian mental health programs. According to Bell Canada, that is 58.3 per cent more than last year. Clearly people want this talk to continue. Mental health is a topic of discussion that people are just now coming to support and understand. There are many stigmas that surround mental illness that need to be broken. There are also statistics about mental health people do not know but if we keep the discussion going more people can be informed of these issues. After Bell Let’s Talk, we need to keep the discussion going to make more people understand the struggle

Canada is one of the many countries to improve mental health conditions culturally and medically, another leading country is Australia. In Australia, a two-day event was held at the University of Melbourne called Try Walking in My Shoes. Try Walking in My Shoes, “look[s] at how empathy can be boosted and community awareness raised by,” (Sun-Herald 5) depicting what life is like for the mentally ill. Included in the event was a symposium that explored the on-screen portrayals of people with a mental illness. In an effort to end the comical relief and violent killer stereotypes of the mentally ill, Australian films like The Sunnyboy, a documentary of the life of a singer suffering from schizophrenia, and Hypothesis, a film about the director's twelve year battle with bipolar disorder, were presented at the symposium. Canada’s latest project and the symposium in Australia encourage equality in care and behavior towards these patients. Equality is not seen in other parts of the world as people in other countries continue to classify people with mental illnesses as a disgrace.

Tom LaVentura tells about a woman named Kathleen Sheffield and how she helped to get a grant for NAMI to be able to come to the island of Kaua`i to help those with mental illness. It talks about how they will have classes starting soon to not only help those with the mental illness but also the family members who are also affected by this disease. Kathleen Sheffield says, “We want to lead them back to independence, and to see them recover and not be a burden to the family,” NAMI is raising awareness throughout the island with the NAMI walk to help show support to those who have lost the fight and those who are still fighting.

In a few short years do not be surprised to see the name Melani Finney spelled out in lights while you stroll down Broadway. Finney, an aspiring stage actress from Prince George’s County, will graduate from Frostburg this Spring with a degree in Theatre and a minor in Public Relations, which she hopes to use to pursue her dreams of becoming a well known Broadway actress.

The readings for today consisted of “Recovery’s Edge: An Ethnography of Mental health Care and Moral Agency” by Neely Laurenzo Myers. As stated in the title, this book is an ethnography of individual’s dealings with “recovery” from mental illness through a “Peer Empowerment Program” headed by individuals who also suffered from mental illness (Laurenzo Myers 2015). Laurenzo Myers’s writing provides an insightful account of the way in which we perceive mental illness in the United States, as well as a way to see how changes to our country’s mental health care system dealt a devastating blow to an incredibly vulnerable population (Laurenzo Myers 2015).

Thank you very much. I am so very proud of my girls, Rachel is completing her Master’s in Nursing at ENMU this Fall, Leah will be starting her Bachelor’s this Fall at ENMU, and my plan is to complete my Bachelor’s Spring 2018 at ENMU. ( NMJC & ENMU have been good to us) My girls amaze me! When the article came out , I received a lot of comments that I must be broke having both girls in college, but the truth is since they went to a local college, stayed home, and have maintained a high GPA they have basically paid for their degrees themselves. They must take after their mom. 

On September 4th, 2014, acclaimed artist Demi Lovato delivered an empowering speech at the National Alliance of Mental Illness Convention. The National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) is a non-profit mental health organization which educates and advocates for the treatment of mental health illnesses (“About NAMI”). “Today, we are an association of hundreds of local affiliates, state organizations and volunteers who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need” (“About NAMI”). NAMI hosts NAMIWalks which offer a non-confidential, safe environment in which individuals struggling with a mental health illness can turn to. As of 2016, NAMIWalks has raised $3,017,850.02

Lori Schiller’s story of her struggles battling mental illness is frightening yet inspiring. Lori’s childhood was incredibly normal if not better than the norm. She grew up in a very affluent, wealthy family that were also very loving and supporting. Lori was also a straight A student that was accepted to some of the best universities in the country. Many people have the notion that mental illness only happens to children from bad families or the homeless but Lori proves that stereotype

When people are mentally ill, they suffer social stigma, have higher health costs, and are at an increased risk of becoming poor. Every one out of five Americans is diagnosed with a mental illness. That 20 percent of the population can negatively influence the normal stresses of life, working productively and fruitfully, and being able to make a contribution the community. When humankind as a whole cannot recognize that mental illness is a serious issue, there is more harm being done than good. Any kind of mental illness can be caused merely by society, but also can worsen due to humanity not understanding how injustice can make a serious impact. The mental health problems that people face can be limited to society learning about the injustice of these illnesses.

I see things now in the world around me that I hadn’t before, regarding the people I see and impact on a daily basis. It put me into the place that I now realize how fragile life and the balance it hangs in is; and where the people passing by me every day could be struggling with someone, or know somebody who is. The author carefully constructs and orchestrates questions and answers about life, death, and living a life with a mental illness. And unlike most authors of our present day, she shows how we stigmatize people, especially teenagers, who suffer from pain we can't see. No sugar coating, or spoon-feeding, Niven thrusts the issues under our noses, forcing us to conversation that needs to be had. Mental illness is a topic we can learn from, understand each other better from, and not be afraid to discuss. Each life we encounter matters, and we need books like “All The Bright Places” to teach us

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world,” Uttered Mohandas, Karamchand Gandhi, This quote symbolizes a life of nonviolence. A life of Tragedy. A Life of Victory. His life. Mohandas or Mahatma as he was commonly known, fought for racial justice in South Africa and freedom for India from Britain. He wasn't the brightest in school or the best looking, but he overcame hardship and, through countless hours of peaceful protest, achieved independence for a land of the hopeful, India. A compact being Nonetheless, but Gandhi, ‘Could turn a quiet speech into a nationwide call to action,’ making his influence immeasurable. Despite dominant adversity, Mahatma Gandhi persevered, and became the most significant proponent in India's freedom.

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m here in front of you to talk about the importance of mental health. I’m here to spread awareness about mental illness, to reach out to people who are dealing with this.

In the morning we ate breakfast in the dining hall and then, went to morning church service. In service, I noticed how much singing there was and how it played a critical role of worship, similar to the Way of Life Church. Since it was a Friday morning service it was short and the pastor welcomed us for coming. At the end of the service everyone got up, forming a line and we became to shake each other’s hands in the traditional African way. It was different, but I enjoyed being able to greet everyone and I felt a greater connection to the people because of the gesture. Later, we changed and meet with the Diakonia AIDS Ministry team to go over the plan for the day. The ministry team were in high spirits, making jokes and ready to have a good day. Since Fridays were random projects and finishing up projects of the week, we split up into different groups. I was a part of the big garden crew. Although to my surprise it was not the type of gardening I anticipated. We went to an empty field a few blocks away from the compound and it was full of grass and weeds. Basically, the ministry needed us to get rid of all the weeds and rake the soil to be able to replant vegetables. At first, I struggled with the tough dirt, but I later got a hoe instead of the shovel I was using and made gardening much easier. I appreciated how kind the workers were and asking how we were doing or if we needed to take any water breaks. It was hard work that I was not used to. But, once the land was cleared

India culture is one of the most talked about cultures in the world. People from different countries come to India to get a touch of it. But what exactly culture is? Culture is about everything how people live, what their values, beliefs, are and then their language, food, religion, traditions and so many things.