Active Minds

National Day Without Stigma 2010 is right around the corner! Held on the first day of Mental Health Awareness Week, NDWS will be on Monday, Oct. 4 this year. If you are part of a chapter and wish to participate, make sure to sign up before Sept. 9. Visit the National Day Without Stigma homepage .

Are you a parent, family member, or friend who cares about young adult mental health? There's now a new way for you to get involved with Active Minds! PFAM (Parents and Families for Active Minds) is a newly established group that recognizes the integral role you play in the mental health of young people. Learn more about PFAM and join today! You can also read the full press release here .

Active Minds’ founder, Alison Malmon, was honored with a Leadership Award at the 14^th Annual Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards banquet on April 30^th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.  This year’s awards focused on the mental health of youth and recognized Malmon for her work founding and leading Active Minds, Inc.  Read the press release here.

On Thursday, April 22, Active Minds sponsored the first College Mental Health Educational Briefing in the Rayburn Building on Capitol Hill, hosted by Rep. Grace Napolitano, Chair of the Congressional Mental Health Caucus.  Speakers included Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Director of National Institute of Mental Health Tom Insel, Associate Dean of Student Affairs at George Washington University Law School Renee Devigne, and Ithaca College senior Joe Fraioli.  Read the press release here.