By Emalee Gillis, NAMI Spokane Blog Editor. According to James Fisk, the Behavioral Health Manager at RISE, the RISE program serves a need that exists in the gap between inpatient care and traditional therapy. RISE services are intensive and are focused on building...
By Sarah Ryan. I will never forget how I wept when I was diagnosed with schizophrenia. I thought it changed who I was and how others would see me. It felt like a visible mark on me as an individual — something glaring that I had to hide from everyone around me. It was...
Core to the mission of NAMI is breaking down stigma and negative stereotypes associated with mental illness. When Chauntelle Lieske, Executive Director of NAMI Spokane, initiated a search for office space that would better serve the individuals and families she supports, she ran headlong into that stigma.
By Emalee Gillis, NAMI Spokane Blog Editor. According to Katie Anderson, a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Spokane, accessing mental health care in Spokane has become increasingly difficult. She attributes this growing challenge to a number of factors....
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