Each year NAMI recognizes outstanding achievements and celebrates accomplishments made by individuals and organizations that advance NAMI’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by mental illness and their loved ones. National Awards NAMI National Convention, we honor individuals and organizations for their outstanding work in furthering the goals of the NAMI movement. NAMI 2022 […]
A leading mental health expert has a book deal his publisher is calling an “authoritative yet compassionate guide to managing mental health challenges” anticipated because of the pandemic. Dr. Ken Duckworth’s “You Are Not Alone” is scheduled for the Fall 2022. “My dream is to write the practical ‘how to’ Guide my family and I […]
Moving forward, we need adequate funding for mobile crisis services, whether through legislation, Medicaid reimbursements or nontraditional funding mechanisms.
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The law enables states to enact fees similar to those in place for 9-1-1 that will support the need for expanded services at the local level to receive and respond to crisis calls.
Mental health is physical health — and our decision to shift our convention to a virtual format is driven by our commitment to prioritizing both, especially given the unique vulnerabilities of those with mental illness regarding COVID-19.
Gertrude “Trudy” Kornfein (Aug. 1928 – Dec. 2022) dedicated her life to her three children and mental health advocacy.
Dr. Insel will explain his vision for solutions to the mental health crisis and bring home to families looking to the future.
By July, the U.S. will switch to an expanded suicide hotline for which people can call a three-digit number — 988 — to get help. It’s also hoped that 988, not 911, will eventually become the number called when a person is experiencing a behavioral-health crisis. Americans seem to back the idea. Around 70% of […]
In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. talks with Dr. Devika Bhushan, Dr. Napoleon Higgins and Angelina Hudson about stigma and mental health equity.
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