Mental Health Articles, Links, etc.

Below is a list of Mental Health related events and articles you may find of interest:

ARTICLES

• CNN--Teen Tries to Quiet the Voices Caused by Schizophrenia: The intrusive voices popped into William "Bill" Garrett's head. "They're coming for you," the voices told the 18-year-old. "Find somewhere to hide; they're going to get you." Click Here to View/Read>
• U.S. News and World Report--Family Ties May Help Prevent Teen Suicide: Bonds with parents, more than peers, are key, study finds (Posted April 16, 2009) Click Here to View/Read>
• The Bridge Neighborhood News--Somalis Deal with the Reality and Stigma of Mental Illness (May 2009) Click Here to View/Read>
• New American Media--Somali Woman's Illness and A Family's Quest for Healing.  Samira Iman was missing for nearly two years. The 31-year-old Somali didn't run away. She wasn't kidnapped. She didn't go to Africa to fight in Somalia's decades-old civil war. She was living in St. Cloud, Minn., in a group home for the mentally ill. But Samira's family lost track of her, and mental health officials did not help them locate her.  Click Here to View/Read>

VIDEOS

• "Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health"--This hour long program provides mental health information for Somalis and organizations working with Somalis. Through storytelling it encourages Somalis to seek resources. English subtitles provided. The video includes an interview with David McGraw Schuchman, MSW, LICSW, Director of Immigrant and Refugee Behavioral Health for Volunteers of America-Minnesota. Click Here to Learn More/Watch Video>