The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today testified in front of the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee during its Fiscal Year 2023 Public Witness Day, urging Congress to continue its bipartisan support for mental health funding.
M EDICATION FACT SHEET Lithium (LITH ee um ) American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (aap p.org) If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call 911 and/or the toll -free National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800 -273 -TALK (8255) to speak with a trained crisis counselor 24/7. A help line and other resources […]
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NAMI calls for urgent action to improve mental health crisis response and common sense approaches to address gun violence.
Thursday, December 14, 2023, 4:00pm – 5:30pm ET Pretrial detention is a high-risk time for people with mental illness. Over half of the people in U.S. jails are detained pretrial; they not been convicted of any crime, are awaiting further court proceedings, and are presumed innocent. The suicide rate of pretrial detainees is three times higher […]
Thursday, November 30, 2023, 4:00pm – 5:30pm ET Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) is a simple and powerful process for creating the life and wellness you want. The WRAP process supports you in identifying the tools that keep you well and create action plans to put them into practice in your everyday life. WRAP helps you […]
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).
