Letter to House leadership urging the swift passage of the Reentry Act (S. 1165/H.R. 2400) and Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 971/ H.R. 3074), and expressing disappointment that these bills were excluded from the SUPPORT Act.
Letter urging Congressional Leadership to pass a permanent extension of CHIP through the Children’s Health Insurance Program Permanency (CHIPP) Act (H.R.4771).
Letter to Appropriations Committee leadership, requesting at least $680 million in FY24 for NIH's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.
Letter to Congressional Committees in support of the bipartisan Improving Access to Mental Health Act (S. 838/H.R. 1638), which will expand access to care by expanding the scope of clinical social workers (CSWs) in Medicare.
Letter expressing reservations about the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Advisory Committee recommendation to not designate people with disabilities as a “health disparity population.”
Letter urging the Senate HELP Committee to include S. 3364, Kid Providing Resources for Optimal Outcomes Against Fatalities Act (Kid PROOF), as part of the reauthorization of SUPPORT.
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors in support of the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, which – for the first time in over 30 years – would raise the amount of assets Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients can save without jeopardizing their vital SSI benefits.
Letter to CMS leadership with recommendations for Part D redesign provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), with emphasis on ensuring that the Six Protected Classes policy is maintained.
One in five Americans are affected by mental illness, and more than 50% do not receive treatment. The Senate health reform bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), will only make matters worse.
NAMI Next Gen is an advisory group made up of a diverse group of 10 young adults aged 18-25 with the sole intention of helping youth and young adults across the nation affected by mental health conditions. This group provides vital perspectives on how NAMI can best serve our nation’s youth.
NAMI HelpLine is available M-F, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. Call 800-950-6264,
text “NAMI” to 62640, or email. In a crisis, call or text 988 (24/7).
