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The Game-Changing Legacy of The Affordable Care Act

We cannot go back to a time when health insurance was unavailable, inaccessible and discriminatory for people with mental health conditions. Instead, we must...

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

Many factors are contributing to worsening mental health and suicidality within the LGBTQ+ community, and yet, people who identify as LGBTQ+ face many additi...

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How You Can #Act4MentalHealth During the Next Legislative Session

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Overcoming Regional Barriers: Navigating Rural Mental Health Care

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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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Why Everything is a Mental Health Issue When You Cast Your Ballot

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Tips for Getting an Insurer to Cover Mental Health Treatment

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Improving Social Determinants of Mental Health in the Black Community

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Racial Disparities in Mental Health and Criminal Justice

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Rural Mental Health Work: One Therapist’s Journey

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New Health Plans Discriminate Against Mental Illness

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Everyone Deserves Adequate Mental Health Care

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Getting Involved with Minority Mental Health

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

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Understanding Self-Harm

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The First Step in Getting Mental Health Care

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Telehealth: Transforming Child Mental Health Care

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Disparities Within Minority Mental Health Care

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Challenging Multicultural Disparities in Mental Health

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Expanding Access to Mental Health Care

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The Stigma Associated with Borderline Personality Disorder

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The Stigma in Our Health Care System

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Reasons to Attend NAMI’s Hill Day

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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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New Congress, What Now?

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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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The Countdown is On: Time to Pass Mental Health in the Senate

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Social Security for Disabled Children: Benefits You May Not Know About

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My Journey to Becoming a Mental Health Professional

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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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Wearing Red and Green

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Think Global, Act Local

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The New Healthcare.gov is Starting to See Results

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The NRA’s Rhetoric is No Commitment to Mental Health Care

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The Fiscal Cliff: What Does It Mean for Americans with Mental Illness?

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Why I Vote for Mental Health Care (and More)

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Mental Health: The Importance of Voting

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Budget Debates: Let's Look at the Ground Level

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