Mood Disorders & Mental Health Stigma

In this episode I talk about mood disorders including Depression and Bipolar Disorder.  I also share about mental health stigma, what you can do to fight stigma, and knowing your rights if you are living with a mental health disorder.  I review pages 58-65 in the Illness Management and Recovery book.  See links below

The educational information from this podcast can be found at www.samhsa.gov  or check out the free pdf linked below
https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/practitionerguidesandhandouts_0.pdf

Website for Suicide Prevention:
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Websites about rights:
https://www.ada.gov/
https://www.eeoc.gov/
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp

Websites about mental health stigma;
https://www.nami.org/blogs/nami-blog/october-2017/9-ways-to-fight-mental-health-stigma
https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/programs_campaigns/02._webcast_1_resources-508.pdf

My website can be found at http://www.transformingtrauma.org
Alicia McCleod, LMFT in California, provides individual therapy to adults who are struggling with mental illness, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, borderline personality disorder, and depression.  Alicia specializes in helping adults overcome past traumas that are keeping them stuck.