NAMI | Advocate Magazine

September, 2009

NAMI Honors Nathaniel Ayers
Double Tragedies
Stella March: Chief StigmaBuster
Special Needs Trust: What you need to know
NAMI Launches Year-Long PBS Education, Advocacy Campaign with Minds on the Edge
NAMI’s 2009 National Convention in Pictures
Faith and Mental Illness at the 2009 Convention
The Evolution and Revolution of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
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Effect of Payments for Food and Shelter on SSI Benefits: Revisited (Summer 2007)

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November, 2009

Actress Glenn Close: Changing Minds about Mental Illness

Emmy award-winning actress Glenn Close has launched a campaign to fight stigma and provide people with mental illness, their family and friends with access to information and support.

Fighting Stigma: NAMI Receives National LGBT Award

NAMI's Multicultural Action Center received an award at the annual "Alternatives Conference" organized by the National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse.

Voice Awards

Hollywood reaffirmed its commitment to combating stigma through the annual Voice Awards, which were hosted by Oscar award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss.

Health Care Reform Legislation Advances in Congress

The U.S. Senate began debate on legislation to reform our nation's health care system. The Senate bill contains a number of coverage expansions and improvements critical for people living with mental illness.