Orange Coast College

Did You Know

Thursday, October 29, 2009

By Bob Zhe
Counselor, Disabled Students

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) offers support and resources for persons diagnosed with a mental illness including bi-polar or depression. Bi-polar disorder affects between 1.2% and 2.5% of the U.S. population. NAMI offers links to local support agencies that can assist the individual with bi-polar disorder and their families to cope with this illness. In addition, NAMI has a Veterans Resource Center on their web site with resources for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury and homelessness. For more information, visit their web site at www.nami.org.

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