Join NAMI Ask the Expert as we welcome colleagues from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and The JED Foundation to provide updates on their work in suicide prevention, including information on the AFSP’s Project 2025 from Director of Strategic Planning, Corbin Standley and a presentation from the Chief Medical Officer of the JED Foundation, Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth.
In the midst of a mental health crisis, NAMI continues to track federal funding and advocate for more resources from the federal government to help people affected by mental health conditions.
NAMI Affirmation Statement Of Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion And Cultural Competency Members of underserved communities, including communities of color, have long experienced significant barriers to mental health care in the US. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and widened those gaps and disparities. The health, social and economic challenges related to COVID-19 have affected all of us, […]
NAMI is excited to announce that Monica Villalta, MPH has accepted the newly created position of Director of Inclusion and Diversity Officer. In this role, Villalta will provide strategic leadership for NAMI’s diversity, equity and inclusion work.
Every five years, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) creates a Strategic Plan for Research. As the lead federal agency for research on mental illness, the NIMH is responsible for guiding and supporting research in basic, translational and clinical science. The Strategic Plan acts as a roadmap to establish their priorities, impacting millions of dollars invested in research grants. The NIMH released a draft of the 2020-2025 Strategic Plan for Research and welcomes comments from the community. To view the draft Strategic Plan, please visit the NIMH website.
The mental health workforce is already experiencing a shortage, and by 2025, estimates suggest the U.S. will have 31,000 fewer practitioners than necessary to meet demand. A recent survey of 750 behavioral health workers and 2,000 U.S. adults conducted by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing found both groups are concerned that the shortage will negatively impact society. More than three quarters (76%) of behavioral health workers worry specifically about the potential loss of life due to workforce shortages. The report advocates for public policy changes to address provider concerns – such as increased caseload and burnout - to improve recruitment and retention of this critical workforce. To learn more, see the report from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Letter to Directors of the Domestic Policy Council and Office of Management and Budget urging funding for 12-month continuous eligibility for adults in Medicaid and CHIP in the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is excited to welcome Sherman Gillums, Jr. to the organization in the newly created position of Chief Strategy and Operations Officer.
NAMI's report analyzes standout pieces of 2019 legislation from the 50 states and Washington, DC, explains key trends in state mental health policy and offers lessons from NAMI State Organization leaders who played an important role in shaping some of these policies.
NAMI released today a new publication: NAMI State Legislation Report: Trends in State Mental Health Policy (2022) which highlights and summarizes significant state mental health legislation from 2022.
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