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Breaking Stigma in California by Bringing Mental Health Education to Youth

Students in California will be able to gain a foundational knowledge of mental health in the classroom and better understand how they can access support when...

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The Power of Advocacy: Turning Experience into Impact

The most effective advocacy combines real world data with lived experience to paint a fuller, more compelling picture of the reality of mental illness.

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Using Our Voice to Protect the Mental Health of the LGBTQ+ Community

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Your Story Can Change Hearts, Minds and Policy

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Advocating for Veterans’ Mental Health Gave Me a New Purpose in Life

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Lessons in Advocacy from a State and Federal Legislative Staffer

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Celebrating NAMI’s Role in Advocating for an Improved Criminal Justice System

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All People Deserve Quality Care, Including Those Who Are Incarcerated

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It’s Time for New Standards for Mental Health Care

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How Advocates Can Push for A Crises Standard of Care

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How You Can #Act4MentalHealth During the Next Legislative Session

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How My Daughter’s Experience Shaped My Career in Rural Mental Health Care

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How Advocates Can Push for a Crises Standard of Care

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Navigating Financial Barriers to Mental Health Treatment

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Overcoming Cultural Barriers on the Road to Recovery

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Overcoming Inadequate Crisis Response: Why 988 is an Opportunity

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Overcoming Regional Barriers: Navigating Rural Mental Health Care

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Criminal Justice Involvement of People with Serious Mental Illness

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Black Mental Health and the Importance of 988 Legislation

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Impacting Mental Health Resources with Your Vote

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Four Reasons Why I Vote for Mental Health

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The People We Elect Affect Our Mental Health Care

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The Evolution of the Mental Health Movement

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Why We Must Improve Police Responses to Mental Illness

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Making the 2018 Mid-Term Elections About Mental Health

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Facing Discrimination While Advocating

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Things I’ve Learned from Advocating for Mental Health

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Early Psychosis Programs Are Changing Lives—But What if You Can’t Find One?

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Reasons to Attend NAMI’s Hill Day

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A Dog Story: Negotiating with the Airlines

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The Art of Recovery: How Medicaid Changed Crystal’s Life

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Medicaid Matters: Lifting a Family from Fear to Hope

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The Reps are Back in Town: Make Your Voice Heard

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Mental Health Reform is a Law

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Tell Us How Your Health Insurance is (or isn’t!) Working for You

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Washington Post Talks Mental Health Policy with NAMI

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A Presidential Candidate Steps Out with a Mental Health Agenda

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A Voice at the Table: NAMI and Community Partnerships

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Should Depression Screenings be a Part of Primary Care?

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Monthly Media Watch: Politics, Language and Stigma

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NAMI in the News: Year in Review

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States Continue to Cut Mental Health Funding, but You Can Take a Stand

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