Press Releases

Mary Giliberti, executive director of the NAMI issued the following statement praising the House and Senate for their work in reaching agreement on the federal budget bill for 2016.

NAMI’s third annual report on state legislation that took place across the country in 2015 found lots of good news, but unfortunately some bad news as well.

Congress moves forward with mental health reform legislation that focuses on the needs of NAMI's members as well as many people who are affected by mental health conditions. 

NAMI, NYAPRS, Bazelon, DBSA, APA and MHA sent this letter to ABC President Paul Lee asking them to remove this episode and to air another Halloween-themed Modern Family episode in its place.  

ABC decides to re-air a Modern Family Halloween episode that depicts a stigmatizing 'insane asylum' despite NAMI's backlash for the original airing one year ago. 

NAMI and University of Phoenix College of Social Sciences announced a partnership designed to further inform programs and prepare counseling students to meet the needs of those experiencing mental health issues. 

NAMI will be giving five-year grants to promote research in serious mental illness in two of the nation’s leading university departments of psychiatry.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is calling on college and university students to take a StigmaFree pledge  and fight discrimination against mental health conditions as part of a growing nationwide movement.

For more information about how to begin that one conversation and additional resources for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and more, visit https://www.nami.org/suicideawarenessmonth.

NAMI extends its condolences to Mark Costello's family. We share the sadness of all those in the community who loved and respected him.