988 Crisis Hotline • 1 Consensus Approach and Recommendations for the Creation of a Comprehensive Crisis Response System Crisis Hotline 988 Crisis Hotline • 2 For additional information, please contact [email protected]. Consensus Approach and Recommendations for the Creation of a Comprehensive Crisis Response System NOVEMBER 2021 Authored by leaders f rom the undersigned organizations who […]
Where We Stand : NAMI believes that gun violence is a public health crisis that endangers the life, safety and mental health of people throughout the U.S. NAMI supports laws and public policies that promote the safe storage of firearms to prevent unwanted use and self- harm. Why We Care: Gun violence is a public […]
A NAMI CIT Toolkit: Building A Program and Training Volunteers Mark Gale , Criminal Justice Chair [email protected] Brittney Weissman , Executive Director [email protected] NAMI Los Angeles County Council Crisis Intervention Team Training • Basic Goals • Improve officer and consumer safety • Re -direct individuals with serious mental illness from the Judicial System to the […]
1 A New Standard for Mental Health Care ENGAGEMENT 2 Copyright July 2016, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) About NAMI NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots men- tal health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. What started as […]
3803 N. Fairfax Dr. Arlington, VA 22203 703 -524 -7600 • www.nami.org/cit The CIT Coordinators ’ Guide to the Peer and Family Perspective Panel A guide to s upport pre senters affected by mental health conditions w ho share their story during your law enforcement training 2 Introduction Including people with lived experience (people with […]
PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES ps.psychiatryonline.org June 2011 Vol. 62 No. 6 5 59 91 1 F amily members play important roles in the lives of adults with serious mental illnesses (1) and often seek information and support re- garding treatments, relevant re- sources, coping, communication, andproblem-solving skills (2–6). Although virtually all reviews recommend in- cluding families in […]
Minut es of the Novem ber 1 8-19, 2016 Meetin g o f th e NAM I B oard o f D ir ec to rs Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors Friday, November 18 , 2016 Arlington, VA Board Members Present Steve Pitman, Chair Lacey Berumen Charma Dudley Janet Edelman Vickey […]
Mi n u tes of the Ju n e 2 7 , 2017 Me e ting of the N A MI B oa rd o f D i r e ctors Page 1 o f 5 M inute s of the M e e ting of the Board of Dire ctors Tue sday, June 27, […]
The Medical Mind Podcast Personal Perspectives on Early Psychosis - Part 1 Voiceover (00:00 ): This is the Medical Mind, a podcast about innovations in mental health care from the American Psychiatric Association. This special episode is co -presented by SMI Adviser, a clinical support system for serious mental illness, and by NAMI, the National […]
The Issue : Care in Custody – Solitary Confinement Where We Stand: NAMI opposes the use of solitary confinement and equivalent forms of administrative segregation for people with mental illness. Why We Care: Solitary confinement is the placement of individuals in locked, highly restrictive and isolated cells or similar areas of confinement with limited or […]
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