Press Releases

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is launching a new program to provide education and support to families of Military Service Members and Veterans affected by major mental health conditions.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Giliberti as the new Executive Director of the national organization.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has launched a new national program to educate high school students about mental illness.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is offering college students and others free tools to increase mental health education on college campuses. The special toolkit also supports the National Dialogue launched by the recent White House Conference on Mental Health.

 Michael J. Fitzpatrick, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness ( NAMIa>) has released the following statement about Brandon Marshall and tonight's National Football League (NFL) game, between the Chicago Bears and New York Giants:

In the wake of the Navy Yard tragedy, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has called on the President and Congress to act immediately on mental health legislation that has been stalled since the collapse of the gun debate earlier this year.

 Michael J. Fitzpatrick, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released the following statement concerning about yesterday's tragedy at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.

We are disappointed that DC Comics has decided to host a contest looking for artists to develop ways to depict suicide attempts by one of its main villains – Harley Quinn.  According to the contest website: "Breaking into comics was never this fun. ;)"

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has won national recognition for its "You Are Not Alone" public education campaign.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) issued the following statement by Ron Honberg, national director of policy and legal affairs, in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject an appeal and an emergency stay in the case of John Ferguson—who was executed by the State of Florida on Monday, Aug. 5 at 6:17 p.m. ET.