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Trauma is an experience, not an incident. It is the emotional and mental result of abnormally stressful events that overwhelm your sense of security and safety,... making you feel helpless. When crime victims/survivors share their stories while providing testimony, at speaking events or simply talking with trusted friends, it is common for the same emotions, senses and feelings to return to the body. Heart rate can quicken, pulse may race, even eyes may begin to dart quickly. Headaches and stomach aches are common. Remember that trauma is stored in the body. Just like an emotional response, physical symptoms are to be expected when trauma resurfaces. Feeling angry or crying even laughter when nervousness is overwhelming is typical. Traumatic memories are often linked to our senses what we heard, felt, smelled, saw, tasted. These techniques can help ease the intensity by engaging your senses. Learn more about trauma at https://www.ova.pa.gov/Resources/Trauma/Pages/default.aspx. A printable version of this grounding booklet is available at https://www.ova.pa.gov///Documents/Grounding%20Booklet.pdf.

Join Carly & Becca of NAMI Philly on @The_YANApodcast as they talk to young people from all over about mental health, their own personal journeys and helpful advice they might be able to offer other young people! You can find The YANApodcast on all major podcast platforms! __ #mentalhealthawareness #youthmentalhealth #teenmentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthpodcast #namiphilly

Happy #pride month!

Let’s all smile! Post the last photo you took of your dog! (Or cat!) #doggiephoto #doggielove #catanddog #dogsofinstagram #doglife

Memorial Day is a time for honoring military personnel who have served in the United States Armed Forces. But for many, the battle does not end when they arrive home. Many veterans struggle with mental health, so if you or someone you know is struggling, please contact us so we can help you find the support you need! #MemorialDay #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #mentalhealth #veterans #UnitedStatesArmedForces

Have you registered yet?! Last year, we went virtual for our first-ever NAMIWalks event. We took to our sidewalks, parks, and paths all across the region. And we raised over $50,000 to keep NAMI Philadelphia moving forward! This year, we’re excited to announce how we’ll be walking in 2021... Save the Date On October 9, 2021, we’ll be hosting a hybrid event going live at Friends Hospital of Philadelphia, and going virtual across the region! It’s your walk, your way. As always, we’ll follow local guidelines to keep our community safe, and keep you informed every step of the way. Get involved Here are the top three ways you can make our second annual event a huge success: Become a team captain: Register as a team leader and then build your NAMIWalks squad! Identify an event sponsor: Know an organization that could help sponsor our event? Have a personal connection or affiliation with a group or business that could make a donation? We want to hear from you! Please reach out to Walk Manager Colleen Heavens with any of your sponsorship ideas or leads. Share on social media: We’re ready for walking, now let’s get people talking Shout it from the rooftops and from your Facebook, Instagram, and anywhere else you connect with your network! Tell anyone and everyone about NAMIWalks Philly, and after you register, be sure to share your donation page, too. Register Now It’s fast, easy, and free! www.NAMIWalks.org/Philly

Winner chosen! The NAMIWalks Philly Registration Contest Winner is Todd T! We had 9 team captains register by the May23rd deadline, so thank you all! ... If you would like to register for our 2nd Annual NAMIWalks Philly event being held on October 9th, visit www.NAMIWalks.org/Philly! #namiwalks #namiwalksphilly #namiwalksyourway #contestwinner

Remember that even on your best days, it’s important to keep your mental health in mind. Keep working on your mental health so you can continue to improve! #mentalhealth #improvement #process #destination

With everything you may have going on in your life, it’s important to take a step back and consider these reminders #reminders #setbacks #rest #boundaries #mentalillness #mentalhealth

Peer support group Tuesday at 11am! If you are living with mental illness and need some support, come to our group! It’s free and confidential. No commitment required. Zoom ID 860-449-7213... Password 217373 See more

Family support group Tuesday at 7pm! All are welcome. You do not need to be from Philly to attend. All of our groups are free and confidential and held on Zoom! Zoom ID 860-449-7213... Password 217373 See more

Reminder: Your worth is NOT measured by your productivity! #reminders #youareworthy

There are times where your clinician, friends and support system may not be available. Sometimes they are available, but you want to practice handling your anxiety and self-harm urges on your own. With Calm Harm, you take control of your thoughts and ride the wave that comes when urges of self-harm arise. Even if you don’t experience urges to self-harm, Calm Harm can assist in dealing with overwhelming emotional reactions and periods of intense distress. Calm Harm was design...ed to help aid in reducing thoughts of self-harm and anxiety by using evidence-based therapy called Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Primarily used for impulse control and emotional regulation, this type of assistance helps individuals learn to identify and manage their emotional mind, track underlying triggers, and harmful urges. Calm Harm provides different categories that users are able to rely on to ride out the wave of self-harm. These categories include: Distract: Helps you with learning self-control Comfort: Helps you care rather than harm Express Yourself: Helps you get harmful feelings out in a healthy way Release: Helps provide safe alternatives to self-injury Breath: Helps you increase relaxation and increase feeling calm Calm Harm lets you practice new skills, restructure your thoughts, monitor your progress and feel more confident that you can handle these situations. Calm Harm is free to download on any device and can be found in the App Store and Google Play. Calm Harm does not collect any personal information and is an aid to treatment, but does not replace it.

Every Monday night at 7:30pm via Zoom we have a BIPOC Support Group. You do not need to be from Philly in order to attend this group as it is on Zoom. All of our groups are confidential and free! Zoom ID 860-449-7213... Password 217373 BIPOC individuals seeking support for mental health concerns and/or coping with race-related stressors, whether current and/or historical, as well as those hoping to share available resources. #support #resources #mentalhealth #strength #bipoc

Peer Support Group Sunday at 9pm Zoom ID 860-449-7213 Password 217373 Register at www.namiphilly.org

Men’s Support Group Sunday at 7pm Zoom ID 860-449-7213 Password 217373 Register at www.namiphilly.org

Life can be stressful, especially right now. Remember to take care of yourself and give yourself a break.

What a WONDERFUL resource guide @whocanicall ! Thank you! Alternatives to calling the police or 911 in Philadelphia, PA. Find more resources, or submit your own, at dontcallthepolice.com/philadelphia. Dontcallthepolice.com is a database of national and local community-based alternatives to calling the police, broken down by city. The resources included on these slides are not exhaustive - please check the website for more!... Typically, people call the police because they are experiencing or perceive an emergency, and need immediate assistance. In order to provide the most effective alternatives, we limit the resources included on our site and these slides to those that offer immediate assistance through emergency and/or crisis services. These resources are not meant to address every possible situation, only to provide the services described. If you are in immediate danger and feel safe doing so, call 911. We encourage people to be mindful in determining what constitutes immediate danger - discomfort is not danger. We are adding new resources all the time, check the site or follow @whocanicall for updates #dontcallthepolice #dontcallthecops #alternativestopolice #alternativesto911 #defundthepolice #defundphillypolice #blmphilly #surjphilly #philadelphia #philly #goeagles #reimaginepublicsafety #dontcallthepolicephiladelphia

Family Support Group Saturday at 10:30am Zoom ID 860-449-7213 Password 217373 Register at www.namiphilly.org

#Repost @namicommunicate with @make_repost Our hearts are with the family and loved ones of Walter Wallace, Jr. and all those who have suffered or died because of the lack of measured and humane responses to mental health crises.

Our hearts are with the family and loved ones of Walter Wallace, Jr. and all those who have suffered or died because of the lack of measured and humane responses to mental health crises. There needs to be a focus on de-escalation and use of nonlethal methods in these situations. As a society, we must demand better for the treatment of people with mental illness.A mental health crisis is the only medical emergency in which we do not dispatch an ambulance and appropriately tra...ined individuals. We would never yell commands at an individual during a heart attack and expect them to comply. Yet, a person in crisis, who is possibly experiencing a break from reality, is expected to react rationally while being confronted by officers with their weapons drawn and pointed at them.In fact, just last year, nearly 1 in 4 people killed by law enforcement had a mental illness. The killing of Walter Wallace, Jr. is yet another in a long list of deaths of people with mental illness that could have been prevented, and it is difficult to comprehend why Walter was shot 14 times.NAMI is resolved and continues to work towards the goal of an equitable and accessible mental health system. There is hope with the National Suicide Designation Act of 2020, which by July 2022, will establish 9-8-8 as a universal number for mental health crises and suicide prevention. For 9-8-8 to be effective, we need communities to ensure there’s a well-trained response to calls, including mobile teams of mental health professionals who are trained at de-escalating to respond in situations like this. These teams work to establish rapport and connect someone to treatment and support. Fortunately, the new law enables states to enact fees, like those in place for 9-1-1, that can support the development of mental health services at the local level to receive and respond to crisis calls. NAMI calls for systematic changes to prevent these avoidable tragedies, like the death of Walter Wallace, Jr. We also call on federal, state and local elected officials to invest in mental health crisis response. No one should ever again lose their life because they are experiencing a mh crisis and are trying to get help

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