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Ken Duckworth

Ken Duckworth, MD, is the chief medical officer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), and has been the medical director since 2003. He is also assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an adjunct clinical assistant professor of health and policy management at the Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Duckworth has served as a board member of the American Association for Community Psychiatry, and worked for years as a psychiatrist on an assertive community treatment team. He lives near Boston, Massachusetts.

2025

Written with authority and compassion, this comprehensive guide is for those with mental health conditions, and the friends and families who love them. Centering the lived experiences of real individuals, You Are Not Alone covers everything you need to know about your journey—from diagnosis to treatment to recovery—and being there for someone who’s struggling.

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