Protect Mental Health Access for Florida Contact your state legislators now and urge them not to make a costly mistake when it comes to access to mental health medications for our communities and families.
NAMI Florida Launches Campaign for the Mind of America NAMI Florida, with national and state partners, released The State of the Mental Health Services in Florida in the state capital today, as part of a national campaign to build support for recovery.
The State of Mental Health Services in Florida NAMI report concludes that while the state has taken steps to implement improvements, the vast majority of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness remain ill-served. (PDF, 247k)
Florida’s Alternatives to Incarceration Lack of access to adequate treatment for people living with mental illnesses has caused crises in local, state and federal law enforcement arenas. Persons who should be receiving successful treatment in the community are arrested, locked up or imprisoned from occurrences due to symptomatic behaviors.