Letter to Congressional Leadership on 2022 Year-End Priorities
Letter to Congressional leadership urging prioritization of crisis services funding and policy changes to cover crisis services in Medicaid and Medicare in any 2022 year-end package.
Letter to Congressional leadership urging prioritization of crisis services funding and policy changes to cover crisis services in Medicaid and Medicare in any 2022 year-end package.
With funding for this year nearly settled, Congress now must continue to increase this commitment to mental health. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, our nation’s mental health crisis is finally receiving the attention it demands.
NAMI today announced the election of its new Board of Directors. Joyce Campbell, J.D., was elected to serve as Board President of the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization.
NAMI is grateful that the President’s budget includes such an unprecedented focus on mental health and we urge the House and Senate to prioritize mental health by enacting these key provisions of the President’s budget into law.
Today, NAMI is excited to announce the launch of our #Vote4MentalHealth campaign for the 2022 elections. This nonpartisan campaign is part of our long-standing efforts to help voters and candidates understand the impact that voting has on mental health care.
Join NAMI Ask the Expert as we welcome colleagues from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and The JED Foundation to provide updates on their work in suicide prevention, including information on the AFSP’s Project 2025 from Director of Strategic Planning, Corbin Standley and a presentation from the Chief Medical Officer of the JED Foundation, Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth.
Join NAMI Ask the Expert as Dr. Ken Duckworth welcomes four individuals who shared their stories of surviving suicide loss in the Chapter: Making Meaning of Loss by Suicide from the upcoming book, “You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health.”
Join NAMI Ask the Expert as we welcome three individuals interviewed for the NAMI book who share their experiences in creative suicide prevention work, including prevention programs and initiatives in the dramatic arts, baking and food service, and the creation of an advocacy superhero.
Its success shows what we can accomplish when advocates, partners and policymakers work together toward a common goal.
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