[…] available Monday through Friday between 10 am and 10 pm ET at 800-950-6264. Remember: If you are in crisis, there are resources you can turn to. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline offers free, confidential crisis counseling 24/7/365 — and you don’t have to be in crisis to call or text. The Crisis Text Line also […]
A NAMI-Ipsos poll conducted in Summer 2023 found that most Americans are not familiar with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Additionally, the poll found that there’s strong bipartisan support for policy solutions and funding to expand the capacity of 988 call centers and the availability of related crisis services – even when people […]
Letter to Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs to encourage the inclusion of three key bipartisan bills in any end-of-year legislative package focused on Veterans' health and suicide prevention.
Learn more about mental illness. This section covers mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, PTSD, bipolar, borderline personality disorder, ADHD, OCD, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, suicide, addiction and others.
Discusses how a daughter is determined to take her family's anguish and use it for good by advocating on behalf of other farmers who may be in crisis before it’s too late for them.
Female Veteran Suicide Crisis: Ways to Form the Right Connections
Letter to FCC Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel, expressing gratitude for the Director's proposal that the FCC consider making the life-saving support and resources of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline accessible through texting to 988.
Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee Leadership urging consideration of legislation that was passed last Congress to help prevent suicide, enable diagnosis and treatment for substance use disorders, and provide overall support patients with mental health conditions.
Regulatory comments to VA Secretary McDonough, commenting in favor of the proposal to eliminate copayments for outpatient care and reduce the copayment for medications dispensed to Veterans identified by VA as being at high risk for suicide.
Letter to Appropriations Committee leadership, urging for funding under the Dept. of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance for states, tribes and localities to improve implementation of existing State extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws as a safety means to prevent suicides.
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).
