NAMI Shoreline Affiliate, Connecticut

5 days ago

*Please note: If you're experiencing suicidal thoughts contact Crisis Text Line by texting START to 741741
The topic of mental health services on campus was front and center last week at panel discussion hosted by NAMI Elm City at Gateway Community College. The discussion was facilitated by Valerie Lepoutre of NAMI CT. The students on the panel all concurred that getting help at college is daunting. Many were Yale students who struggled to find adequate services on campus, eventually seeking care off campus and in many cases having to leave their classmates and return home sometimes for over a year. The forum was video taped. When it becomes available we will post it here. The students were engaging and honest, sharing valuable wisdom which must be heard by parents and caregivers. The letter below mirrors what many of the students shared. ...

NAMI Shoreline Affiliate, Connecticut shared NAMI's post.

1 week ago

Indeed it's lonely and exhausting. We tend to blame ourselves. Especially when the world does, too. ...