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President Bush's "New Freedom" Commission on Mental Health Releases Interim Report
Today's interim report is an important first step. It defines critical problems in the nation's mental healthcare system-and confirms the fact that after three decades of broken promises, the system is worse than many people ever imagined.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2002/President-Bush-s-New-Freedom-Commission-on-Menta 4/9/2015 2:44:20 PM
Presidential Commission Seeks New Era for Mental Health Care
Charles Curie, head of the federal Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and member of President Bush's newly-appointed New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, told members of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) at their annual conve...
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2002/Presidential-Commission-Seeks-New-Era-for-Mental-H 4/9/2015 1:15:57 PM
NAMI Establishes New Multicultural Action Center
NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) today announced creation of a Multicultural Action Center (MAC) in conjunction with a national forum offering multicultural perspectives on President Bush’s New Freedom Commission Report.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2004/NAMI-Establishes-New-Multicultural-Action-Center 9/30/2014 7:54:34 AM
NAMI Calls for "Cultural Competence" in Mental Health System Before Presidential Commission
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), the nation's largest organization dedicated to improving life for people with severe mental illnesses, testifying today before President Bush's "New Freedom" Commission on Mental Health, called for reforms that achieve "cult...
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2002/NAMI-Calls-for-Cultural-Competence-in-Mental-Hea 4/9/2015 2:04:49 PM
NAMI Applauds President's Mental Health Commission and Pledge to Pass Full Parity Legislation
Today in New Mexico, President George W. Bush stepped forward and joined NAMI as the nation's voice on mental illness. 
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2002/NAMI-Applauds-President-s-Mental-Health-Commission 4/9/2015 11:55:24 AM
NAMI Calls on Presidential Commission to Fight Stigma as Part of Reform
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) today testified before President Bush's "New Freedom" Commission on Mental Health -- pointing to a recent, offensive headline in the  Trentonian  as an example of how people with mental illness are devalued by stigma, which...
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2002/NAMI-Calls-on-Presidential-Commission-to-Fight-Sti 4/9/2015 1:34:17 PM
CARES Commission Accountable if Realignment Plans Are Flawed
NAMI’s concern grows over the Veterans Administration’s Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) commission’s decisions to close inpatient psychiatric care beds, such as the currently planned closure of Waco Veterans Affairs Psychiatric Hospital in Waco, TX.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2004/CARES-Commission-Accountable-if-Realignment-Plans 9/30/2014 8:54:34 AM
Data Demands Urgent Action on New Freedom Report
TRIAD, NAMI's Treatment/Recovery Information and Advocacy Database, released data today compiled from interviews with 3400 individuals living with serious mental illnesses in all 50 states. 
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2003/Data-Demands-Urgent-Action-on-New-Freedom-Report 4/9/2015 4:27:54 PM
The Institute of Medicine Prescription for Mental Health Care; NAMI Calls for Action
In 1999, the landmark U.S. Surgeon General Report on Mental Health documented barriers to treatment. Two years ago, President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health called for transformation of a fragmented “system in shambles.”
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2005/The-Institute-of-Medicine-Prescription-for-Mental- 9/29/2014 10:28:30 AM
District of Columbia Raises NAMI Flag for Lieutenant Governors; Part of National Campaign to Raise A
As President Bush’s “New Freedom” Commission on Mental Health moves toward release of its final report in April 2003, the NLGA is seeking to rally public awareness of the need to improve the lives of people with mental illnesses.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2003/District-of-Columbia-Raises-NAMI-Flag-for-Lieutena 4/9/2015 3:03:27 PM
Partnerships For Recovery
The nation’s mental health system is in crisis and President Bush’s New Freedom Commission is challenging all of us to lead.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2003/Partnerships-For-Recovery 4/9/2015 3:39:34 PM
A Public Health Crisis: Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders
A school superintendent whose daughter once attempted suicide, a college student, a social worker, a board-certified child psychiatrist, and a clinical psychologist who served as a member of President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health warned today that children’s...
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2005/A-Public-Health-Crisis-Children-and-Adolescents-wi 9/29/2014 12:59:16 PM
NAMIWALKS Rocks!
As the third weekend of "NAMIWALKS for the Mind of America" begins, the final report and recommendations of President Bush’s "New Freedom" Commission on Mental Health  are expected soon .
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2003/NAMIWALKS-Rocks! 4/9/2015 3:51:40 PM
Campaign for Mental Health Reform Names William Emmet as Director
The Campaign for Mental Health Reform, a collaboration of 16 leading national mental health organizations, has appointed William Emmet as its director, responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing its advocacy agenda.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2006/Campaign-for-Mental-Health-Reform-Names-William-Em 9/29/2014 10:55:24 AM
Mental Health Crisis Demands Sweeping Transformation
TRIAD, NAMI’s newly launched Treatment/Recovery Information and Advocacy Database, released a preliminary report on data from 50 states reflecting the condition of mental health services in America.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2003/Mental-Health-Crisis-Demands-Sweeping-Transformati 4/9/2015 3:56:35 PM
NAMI Outlines HHS Budget Concerns; National Commission on Treatment of Mental Illness Also Awaited
 In a letter to Secretary Tommy Thompson of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) this week, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) praised broad aspects of President George W. Bush's budget for FY2003, but outlined specific concerns that still need to b...
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2002/NAMI-Outlines-HHS-Budget-Concerns;-National-Commis 4/9/2015 11:28:32 AM
SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie Resigns; Leadership Marked by Achievement
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) received the news today that Charles Curie, administrator of the federal Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), intends to resign, effective August 5, 2006.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2006/SAMHSA-Administrator-Charles-Curie-Resigns;-Leader 9/29/2014 1:01:21 PM
"Campaign for the Mind of America" Launched
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) today announced the launch of the "Campaign for the Mind of America," a multi-year effort on many fronts to promote investment in recovery-and to prevent the abandonment of yet another generation of Americans with mental illn...
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2002/-Campaign-for-the-Mind-of-America-Launched 4/9/2015 2:27:14 PM
16 National Organizations Cite Crisis in Mental Health System, Release Roadmap for Reform
Today at the U.S. Capitol, the Campaign for Mental Health Reform released "Emergency Response: A Roadmap for Federal Action on America’s Mental Health Crisis." The coalition of 16 national organizations proposed 28 action steps as a "roadmap" for Congress and the Administrati...
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2005/16-National-Organizations-Cite-Crisis-in-Mental-He 9/29/2014 12:42:03 PM
House Hearing out of Step with President Bush & Surgeon General
Today’s hearing by the Committee on Education & the Workforce Subcommittee on Education Reform in the House of Representatives on "Protecting Children: The Use of Medication in our Nation’s Schools" represents yet another exercise that will generate sensational headlines and...
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2003/House-Hearing-out-of-Step-with-President-Bush-Su 4/9/2015 3:43:21 PM
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