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Virginia Woolf’s Battle With Manic-Depression and Her Writing

Many persons known for their creativity have suffered from manic-depression. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), author of several novels, many essays and works of nonfiction, an absolutely brilliant woman, was one of them.Continue reading Virginia Woolf’s Battle With Manic-Depression and Her Writing →

Book Review — Ask Dr. Tony

By William Polkowski The subtitle of Ask Dr. Tony (2018) explains it all: Answers From the World’s Leading Authority on Asperger’s Syndrome / High-Functioning Autism. The book is written byContinue reading Book Review — Ask Dr. Tony →

Learned Optimism Improves Health and Resilience

NOVEMBER 2019 BY WILLIAM POLKOWSKI Martin E. P. Seligman has been a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania for many years and is the director of the PositiveContinue reading Learned Optimism Improves Health and Resilience →

Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide for Families

July 2019 By Susan Todoroff While looking for library books on borderline personality disorder (BPD) I saw the choices were scarce. Before going online to look for more, I decidedContinue reading Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide for Families →

Understanding Suicide From the Inside Out

APRIL 2019 BY WILLIAM POLKOWSKI Kay Redfield Jamison — author of the autobiography “An Unquiet Mind” and “Touched With Fire,” a study of the connection between creativity and bipolar disorderContinue reading Understanding Suicide From the Inside Out →

A Psychologist Tells Her Own Story of Schizophrenia

FEBRUARY 2019 BY LOIS MAHARG Arnhild Lauveng has written the kind of mental health book I like to read: an intimate account of lived experience and insight from a personContinue reading A Psychologist Tells Her Own Story of Schizophrenia →

Science of Happiness Explored in Online Course

DECEMBER 2018 BY WILLIAM POLKOWSKI “Coursera” is a platform for massive open online courses, or MOOCs. It offers hundreds of free courses from many top universities in the world, includingContinue reading Science of Happiness Explored in Online Course →

Bipolar Disorder Did Not Stop Her From Excelling in Her Field

OCTOBER 2018 BY WILLIAM POLKOWSKI Both an authority on manic-depressive illness (Bipolar Disorder) and one who has experienced it first hand in its various dimensions, Kay Redfield Jamison has writtenContinue reading Bipolar Disorder Did Not Stop Her From Excelling in Her Field →

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Flinn Foundation
Washtenaw County Community Mental Health
Washtenaw County Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea ReThink Health A Ripple Initiative
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Contact Info & Hours

NAMI Washtenaw County
1100 N Main St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Nearest bus line: 33 Summit & Brooks stop

Contact Form
office@namiwc.org
734-994-6611

Mondays, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

NAMI will be closed for the holidays on December 24, 25 & 31 and January 1.

Crisis Resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255

 

NAMI HelpLine 1-800-950-6264 or info@nami.org Mon-Fri 10am-6pm EST

 

Crisis SMS Service: Text “NAMI” to 741-741

 

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