Mental Health First Aid certified instructor and NAMI Seattle board member Sean Maloney on language use, conversations rich with informed knowledge, and improving community. By: Victoria Scharkov, Sarah Noyes, Martin Ruga, Sean Kalaw, and Saad Alhusseini After most of us were finishing our lunches, the five of...
An interview with Sean Maloney, NAMI Seattle board member, Part 1 Sean Maloney graduated from Antioch University Seattle in 1987 with a master’s degree in Psychology. As a licensed mental health counselor, he provided in-home crisis intervention and therapy services to children at risk of being...
An interview with Trang D. Nguyen, undergraduate advisor at UW Bothell and UW Behavioral Health Learning Community member, on her experiences living with PTSD. By Vanny Nguyen, UW Bothell School of Business Contributors: Emily Dinh, Steven Bryant, Jiazhou (Cooper) Chen, and Zach Johnson, UW Bothell School of...
by Divya Rao For students graduating high school this Spring, college decision season has come to an end. After National Decision Day on May 1st, students are reflecting on the academic experiences that have led to this day and their consideration of mental health throughout high...
An Interview with Jo Blue, Health and Wellness Resource Center Manager at the University of Washington Bothell. By Ahmed Ahmed Baba, Gabrielle Alverson, Dulce Barrera, Andrew Denny, and Chris Entrop, University of Washington Bothell School of Business As we were waiting in our Zoom breakout rooms, the...
An Interview with Christopher Poulos, Director of Person-Centered Services at the Washington State Department of Corrections, on his personal view of mass incarceration in the US, the disparity of opportunity in prison, and how one can succeed post-incarceration. By Lokahi Dorr-Fay, Liam Sialer-Ollivierre, Emmanuel Hebron, Sam...
Family-to-Family teachers Tamie Callahan and Kelsey Ayer, who just taught a class together this spring tell us about their volunteer experience. How long have you been teaching Family-to-Family? Tamie: For over 15 years. Kelsey: Just started this year with my first Family-to-Family class. Why did you choose to become...
Tell us a little bit about yourself! I’m 21 years old, grew up in Tacoma, WA, and recently graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in neuroscience. I’m currently a graduate student at Duke University pursuing a master’s degree in biomedical sciences, and I...
(I shared a picture with my dog Nina because she is a big part of my finding stability in my life.) Tell us a little bit about yourself! My name is Lore, and I’m from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I’ve been here for a little bit...
We are SO excited to be back in person with NAMI Walks Your Way Washington on Saturday, June 4th at Marina Park in Kirkland! NAMI Walks is a statewide event bringing our community together to fight the stigma of mental illness, promote mental health for...
This is an open letter submitted for public commentary to Snohomish County on March 21, 2022. To Whom It May Concern: I am writing in support of the psychiatric treatment center getting built north of Stanwood. I hope my personal story will help people better understand how...
This letter was sent by NAMI Washington alliance affiliates to King 5 news on March 16, 2022. Update: as of March 17, 2022, the video of this story is no longer available, and the corresponding news article has been updated to include a paragraph from the...
By Sahil Sanger, UW Bothell School of Business Contributors: Carson Clark, Bailey Fox-Bales, Yehyun (Kayla) Park, Margaret Ivan, and YaoYao Wang, UW Bothell School of Business I woke up to the blaring alarm sound of my iPhone, on the morning of the interview at 10:25 am. Still...
By Casey Reynolds, Ryan Parkes, Desmond Hong, Paul Oh, and Kansuke Suzuki, UW Bothell School of Business Joey at the King County Behavioral Health Legislative Forum. Photo credit: Ricky Garcia Though virtual learning and meeting others through a screen often feels less than personal for us, when...
Rachel became involved with NAMI, and then became a board member, to advocate for mental health awareness and reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness....
King County Superior Court Judge David Keenan on mental health, incarceration, and early intervention to reduce recidivism By David Bui, Vanessa Pilat, TJ Singh, Samuel Haile, and Nguyen Nguyen, UW Bothell School of Business Just before 5:40 pm, a barrage of students hurried through the main door...
by Ethan Yamashita, Tatiana Astrahan, Jason Anderson, Jay Heo, and Carman Ho, University of Washington - Bothell School of Business Caregiver burnout is real, and especially relevant during the pandemic’s continual isolation for many. When we met Samantha Wong (Sam), she told us how when trying...
On January 3rd, our community bids a bittersweet farewell to Muguette Guenneguez’s tenure as NAMI Seattle’s Executive Director. We eagerly await news of her next adventure and hope you’ll join us in thanking her for her outstanding service to NAMI Seattle. Since joining NAMI Seattle in...
An interview with Susan Mason, Founder and Executive Director of What's Next Washington, on the intersections of mental health, poverty, and systemic discrimination based on incarceration history. By Henos Adhana, Izak Casterline, Maria De Los Angeles Briceno Rodriguez, Yesica Rojas, and Amy Pillitu, University of Washington...
Photo courtesy of Muguette Guenneguez As I made my way to my seat in my business writing class, the breeze from the windstorm hit me from the classroom window. I could hear my classmates discussing our future assignments as we all got ready for class to...
The story of Small Drawings High Hopes is a tumultuous one. It's a story full of highs and lows, and as its namesake suggests- hopes....
It's Been a Busy Year! CLICK HERE to read all about NAMI Seattle's work in the community in 2021. Thank you for everything you do to make our mental health community stronger. ...
Many people throughout the world live with schizophrenia, and NAMI Seattle board member Elliott Neyme is one of those people. ...
“Around Thanksgiving, I was really having trouble sleeping through the night. I didn’t want to face things. When I’d wake up in the middle of the night, I’d have a lot of dark, scary, negative thoughts,” James Donaldson said to us as he related his...
By Leah Sheppard, BSN, RN Content warning: // Death, illness The U.S. is entering a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: vaccinations are readily available, and restrictions are lifting, but cases are rapidly increasing in some areas as the Delta variant takes hold. For healthcare workers who've...
I am a person with anxiety; almost no one around me experiences the same thing. I can tell you, it’s hard....
I was scared the first time I met Matthew. It was many years ago, before I knew much about mental health, and before I became a nurse....
Cory candidly shares his lived experience and perspective on the school-to-prison pipeline....
By Kyle Kawahara, Nomin Ulziisaikhan, Netanel Younker, Hanson Tran and Nik Gorbs, UW Bothell School of Business “I think it’s important to know that Bipolar Disorder is physical. It’s not a weakness and you can’t just pull yourself out of a depression. Patience is important,”...
Our collective mental health is strengthened by our shared humanity....
Photo courtesy of LaVonne Dorsey We had the opportunity to interview therapist LaVonne Dorsey over Zoom. She was comfortably sitting in her home, excited to talk with us as she sipped from a red mug. We asked about her perspective on coping with Covid-19. LaVonne appeared...
Eleanor Owen is 100!!! Image created by Artist, Kyle Krauskopf On January 22, Eleanor Owen will celebrate her 100th birthday. If you’ve been around NAMI for a while, you likely know the name. You might know of her role in starting—and then leading for more than twenty...
“Our New Chief Justice.” Art by Laura Umetsu. Ink on paper. In November 2020, Justice Steven González was elected by his judicial colleagues to become Washington State’s first Latino and Jewish Supreme Court Chief Justice. Local attorney and NAMI Seattle board emeritus Laura Umetsu and numerous other...
Meet Penny Carothers, NAMI Seattle board member By Samuel Burley, Yeraldin Enriquez, Nathan Markley, Roewyn Umayam, and Boyue Xi, UW Bothell School of Business Penny with her husband and children. Photo credit: Lisa Page “Anyone can be struck by mental health challenges at any time and they deserve...
A Better September: Focusing on doing good Written By Kim Salada, NAMI Seattle volunteer and trained facilitator. Let's face it. We are not being inundated with good news these days. Quite the opposite, in fact. Pandemic, injustice, unrest, now fires. The heaviness can be hard to avoid...
Two Immigration Attorneys’ Perspectives on Mental Health in Immigrant Communities Thank you to the artists for sharing their work on Unsplash:(top left) Santi Vedri; (bottom left) Caique Silva; (top middle) Karl Fredrickson; (bottom middle) Sabrina May; (top right) Chang Liu; (middle right) Cristian Newman; (bottom right)...
Words matter. So do actions. We need you for both. NAMI Seattle stands in support of Black Lives Matter Seattle/King County and Black organizers across Seattle and the U.S. who are leading a movement to dismantle anti-Black systems and policies. Too often we talk about racial...
Black lives matter. Black mental health matters too -- but outside of the fullness of Black humanity and liberation, they’re just words. We know our amazing NAMI Seattle community understands better than most the impacts of trauma, of state-sanctioned violence, and of systems that were not created with...
This statement was released by NAMI National's CEO Danial H Gillison on 5/29/2020 Link to the direct post. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released the following statement from CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., regarding recent racist incidents across the country and their impact on...
There’s still time to support mental health in Seattle! Donations made to NAMI Seattle during GiveBIG before 12:00am are still being matched with generous pledges from members of our community. Now is the best time to maximize your gift this year. Your contribution brings hope...
First, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The generous support of our amazing members, donors, and volunteers last year helped keep our organization strong, and that strength has carried us through these uncertain times. Your commitment to our mission...
Text 206 207 7765 Email helpline@namiseattle.org My depression and anxiety manifested itself before kindergarten. It was clear something was very wrong, so my mother took me to a child psychologist. My inability to make friends and fight depression was obvious. The psychologist wanted to set me up...
"At the best of times, my anxiety is like an annoying alter-ego- pestering me with unfounded worries and dread...
by Kyle Krauskopf Elation and Kismet and The Finale great happiness and exhilaration | destiny; fate I find my greatest joys come from a job well done. When you can sit back at the end of the day and take pride in the work you accomplished. That being...
Love by Kyle Krauskopf Emotion 5 “Run to the rescue with love and peace will follow” A lyric written by the late River Phoenix as delivered by his brother Joaquin, when accepting his Academy Award for best actor. As it is one of the biggest and most challenging emotions...
Sorrow by Kyle Krauskopf Emotion 4 A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others. Love was meant to be the emotion I dove into after persistence, but this morning I woke to a call from my pre-pandemic employer asking if...
by Kyle Krauskopf I had just finished several months of on-line charity auctions for the benefit of multiple endeavors, including NAMI. I was at a restaurant hanging up some artwork. The restaurant is called Conscious Eatery and for every meal purchased there, the owners/chefs prepare and...
Persistence by Kyle Krauskopf Emotion 3 Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. In my previous post, I discussed frustration. The words for that came pretty easy, likely because most of us are experiencing some form of it at the moment. ...
Frustration by Kyle Krauskopf Emotion 2 The feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because of the inability to change or achieve something. Here’s something we can all connect on right now. Of all the emotions capable in human existence I may have experienced this one the most. But...
Artist Kyle Krauskopf speaks about the first emotion he will be exploring in his live streaming art show "Small Drawings / HIGH HOPES" - Wanderlust....
Artist Kyle Krauskopf talks candidly about his journey with art and mental health. All my life I have felt out of place. It started with being a chubby little kid with glasses and a bowl-cut who was into superheroes and star wars- consequently being made fun...
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