Physical and Mental Illness in Children: Both Need to Be Taken Seriously
When it comes to mental illness, families often receive less support, compassion and understanding than those facing physical illness.
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7 Health Organizations File Lawsuit Against the Short-Term, Limited-Duration Plan Final Rule
Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Mental Health America, American Psychiatric Association (APA), AIDS United, National Partnership for Women & Families, and Little Lobbyists today filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to invalidate the short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI) plan rule issued last […]
Wonderland Premiere Brings Call on White House to Fight Stigma in Entertainment Industry
As ABC Entertainment prepares tonight to premiere its new series, Wonderland, nine major mental health organizations have joined together as the Mental Health Coalition Against Stigma in Hollywood, calling on the White House to use its influence with the entertainment industry to help lead a challenge to the stigmatization of mental illness in movies and television shows.
Mental Illness Is Not a Joke: Fighting Stigma in Pop Culture
Harmful language and careless jokes litter our social media feeds and flood our screens.
Celebrating NAMI’s Role in Advocating for an Improved Criminal Justice System
March is Criminal Justice Awareness Month. Established by Congress in 2009 to create awareness of the causes and consequences of crime, and how to respond to and prevent it, Criminal Justice Awareness Month has now become an opportunity to highlight the need for reforms and the inequities created by our nation’s criminal justice system. […]
Mental Health Outreach to the South Asian Community
As a mental health advocate and member of this community, I want to see South Asian communities break the stigma around mental health and support each other in promoting mental well-being.
NAMI in the News: 2016 in Review
Throughout the year, NAMI was mentioned in the news hundreds of times due to our efforts in spreading awareness, advocating for mental health reform and helping support individuals and families with mental health conditions. Here are some of our newsworthy highlights.
Kelly Thomas Tragedy in Fullerton, California Statement by National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released a joint statement on behalf of NAMI Orange County, NAMI California and the national organization. The statement calls on the City of Fullerton and its Police Department to undertake a comprehensive review of the training of police, looking to the most effective models, to govern […]
The Andrea Yates Case: Family To Family
But even when a person with a mental illness knows the basic difference between right and wrong, the twisted logic and confusion of psychosis-which may include delusions and hallucinations-still may convince them that wrong is right, and that doing the unthinkable is what needs to be done.
Suicides Show Need for Campus Priority on Mental Health
The anxiety of college life and its effects on students’ mental health have been accentuated and put under extreme scrutiny by a recent flare-up of suicides at New York University. Three NYU students have committed suicide during the first two months of the fall semester.