Sound’s Laura Bruco, BA, clinician with the Transition Support Program presented on the topic: 1st Diagnosis Aftercare: What Happens Next? How to effectively support your loved one after a mental health diagnosis. The conference was a sold-out event at the Overlake Paccar Education Center.
Sound Walkers Co-Captains, Lisa and Tracey, invite you to join us on Saturday, June 8th at Marina Park in Kirkland, Washington for a NAMIWalks all ages and all fitness levels 5K walk to raise awareness and funds for NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month!
As more Sound clients migrate out of the central Puget Sound area, Sound is making moves of its own. In spring of this year, Sound will open its 15th location, in the Kent business district, to ensure that clients who live in the area can more easily access the care they need.
Of those diagnosed with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, an estimated 40-60 percent also have a condition called anosognosia, a neurological phenomenon where the patient is unaware and/or unable to accept his or her neurological deficit or psychiatric condition. We encounter these clients when they quit taking their medication, claiming that they are not sick. They … Continue Reading »