NAMI Advocacy Actions

Letter to CDC Director Walensky, requesting the opportunity to meet and discuss how the CDC can build on its current work to address the mental health needs of the nation, especially with respect to youth.

Public statement calling on Members of Congress to prioritize patients and caregivers, and ensure that a paid leave program is included in the Build Back Better Act.

Regulatory comments to Secretaries Walsh, Becerra, and Yellen, and Director Ahuja, providing comments on the Requirements Related to Air Ambulance Services, Agent and Broker Disclosures, and Provider Enforcement as part of the No Surprises Act.

Letter to Senate Finance Committee Leadership in response to request for stakeholder input, urging the Committee to make parity part of core efforts to address the ongoing national mental health and addiction crisis.

Letter to Senators Bennet and Cornyn, in response to request for input, urging that parity is at the core of efforts to address the ongoing national mental health and addiction crisis.

Letter to Senators Bennet and Cornyn, in response to request for input, urging the inclusion of incentives for adoption of behavioral health information technology in the forthcoming mental health package and supporting the investment in integrated care.

Letter to Majority Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi, expressing support for provisions within the Build Back Better Reconciliation legislation that will improve access to behavioral health services and strengthen the nation's health care safety net.

Letter to Congressional Leadership, urging prioritization of the mental health and wellbeing of children and their families in the forthcoming budget reconciliation package.

Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership, expressing support for S.1902, the Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act, which would provide support to develop and sustain crisis services across the country.

Letter to CDC Director Walensky, asking for the inclusion of mental illnesses giving rise to increased risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19 to the CDC’s list of medical conditions of heightened threat.