NAMI applauds tonight's Geraldo Rivera NBC News special "Back To Bedlam" for exposing our nation's failed mental healthcare policies that result in the incarceration rather than the treatment of hundreds of thousands of people with mental illness.
As the 1 in 5 adults living with mental illness know all too well, accessing resources and receiving adequate care can be a challenging process. A 2017 study published in “Psychological Science in the Public Interest” found that 40% of the 60 million people living with mental illness go without treatment. The study identified […]
Over the course of your mental health journey, there will always be more to learn.
By working to reduce stigma and provide culturally sensitive care, we can support the mental health of AAPI communities.
[…] the Mentally Ill (NAMI) fully supports the Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2003. We are grateful for the leadership of Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and Representatives Jim Ramstad (R-MN) and Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) in seeking to end discriminatory health insurance coverage for children and adults with […]
When trying to improve your mental health, it might be helpful to keep these healthy behaviors in mind.
In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. speaks with actor, mental health advocate and NAMI Ambassador Alessandri Torresani, about her journey with maternal mental health and bipolar disorder.
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), the nation's largest grassroots advocacy organization for persons with severe mental illnesses and their families, today unveiled model legislation at its national convention aimed at establishing "a baseline of care" in the nation's mental health system and replicating effective programs shown to be critical to recovery.
"60–70% of smokers with serious mental illness say they want to quit — the same percentage as the general population."
People with mental illness continue to face tremendous barriers to employment.
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