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Hope Starts With Us: Suicide Prevention and the Legislative Process

NAMI���s National Director of Government Relations, Policy, and Advocacy, Jen Snow, talks with NAMI Greater Los Angeles County Executive Director Traute Winters about suicide prevention. During the holidays, many of us enjoy time with family and friends, but for many others, these can be trying times of increased loneliness. In this episode, listeners will hear […]

NAMI Ask the Expert Cognition Series: Cognitive Enhancement – What the Research Shows

Thursday, December 12, 2024 | 4 – 5:30 p.m. ET Register today for the next NAMI Ask the Expert Cognition Series! In this presentation Dr. Keshavan will review the current state of the knowledge on cognitive remediation (cognitive training) in psychiatric illnesses, and its neural and behavioral targets, and summarize the factors that appear to […]

NAMI and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Forge Alliance to Promote Mental Health Awareness

Arlington, VA ��� Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, one of the nation���s leading African American sororities and The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the largest grassroots mental health organization are announcing a historic partnership to advance mental health awareness and support in the Black community as Sigma Gamma Rho marks its second century of […]

Pathways to Healing: Insights From a Cop, a Client, and a Counselor

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET Substance use and mental health conditions pose a major challenge at the intersection of public health and criminal justice. SAMHSA estimates that 44% of people in jail have a mental health condition, while 63% of people in jail report having substance use disorders. But there […]

NAMI Welcomes Mike Wood as Chief Operating Officer

Arlington, VA ��� The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is pleased to announce that Mike Wood has joined the organization as its new Chief Operating Officer. This appointment comes as part of NAMI���s continued focus on enhancing its operational excellence and achieving its long-term goals in alignment with its strategic plan. ���Mike���s expertise in […]

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What Does It Mean to Get the Holiday Blues?

The holiday season can lead us to conjure up unreasonable expectations and extra stress if you try to make every aspect of the season picture-perfect, says Ken Duckworth, MD, the chief medical officer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Is it anxiety or something else? What women should know.

Anxiety can also present with physical symptoms including diarrhea, numbness or tingling, muscle tension, a racing heart, lightheadedness and migraines, all of which can also be symptoms of other medical conditions. There are also cultural and social forces at play, said Christine Crawford, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Boston University and associate medical director […]

Hope Starts With Us: Leading and Living with Bipolar Disorder

During National Veterans and Military Families Month, Major General Gregg Martin and NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. come together to talk about what it means to be a leader ��� and how a leader can be changed by a late-onset mental health diagnosis. Listeners will hear General Martin talk about his mental health story, […]

Scaling Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis: Insights from a National Impact Model