Cost of not caring: Stigma set in stone
Stigma against the mentally ill is so powerful that it’s been codified for 50 years into federal law, and few outside the mental health system even realize it.
Mental Health News
Mary Jo Codey Discusses Postpartum Depression at Main St Counciling Center
On Tuesday May 27th Mary Jo Codey will be holding a discussion forum for staff at Main St Counseling Center in West Orange. The topic of discussion will be postpartum depression.
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week 2014
This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health. We will start our celebration May 4-10, 2014 by making this year’s National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week the best in National Federation history. The anniversary celebration will culminate at our annual conference on November 21-23, 2014. This Year’s […]
Misdiagnosed bipolar: A girl’s struggle to get right treatment
By Daily News Staff Writer/www.mercurynews.com
One day, Tessa Gallo was a typical sixth-grader, performing in school plays, running on the track team, goofing around with her two sisters and giggling with girlfriends at sleepovers. The next, said her mother, Teresa, “She was psychotic and mentally retarded.” In bizarre and frightening scenes, Tessa acted as frantic as a caged animal, darting […]