NAMI Advocacy Actions

Letter to Congressional leadership, urging immediate action to assure that the Social Security Administration has the resources it needs to respond to the increased demand associated with reopening Field Offices to the public after two years without any in-person services.

Letter to CMS leadership, thanking CMS for issuing its recent guidance on Medicaid redeterminations and offering recommendations on further actions they should take.

Regulatory comments to VA Secretary McDonough, commenting on the proposed rule: Schedule for Rating Disabilities: Mental Disorders.

Regulatory comments to VA Secretary McDonough, in support of the proposal to amend the portion of the rating schedule dealing with mental disorders.

Letter to Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee leadership expressing support for the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (S. 3663), a comprehensive social media platform accountability bill to safeguard the mental health of young social media consumers.

Regulatory comments to HHS Secretary Becerra on New Jersey's 1115 Medicaid waiver.

Letter to Senators Cornyn and Klobuchar, urge the passage of the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022 which would reauthorize the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP).

Letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee leadership, expressing support for H.R. 7254, the Mental Health Justice and Parity Act of 2022, which would help expand crisis service behavioral health providers and close a gap in health insurance coverage for MH/SUD treatment for frontline workers.

Letter to Senate HELP and House Energy & Commerce Committees leadership, expressing support for the Anna Westin Legacy Act of 2022 (S.3686/H.R.7249), which will reauthorize and expand the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders.

Letter to Senate HELP and House E&C Committees, urging a prevention and early intervention set-aside in the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) as the committees reauthorize programs administered by SAMHSA.