Today, NAMI noted that the newly released Congressional Budget Office score confirms devastating losses to mental health care in the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA).
While it may seem like an unnecessary practice, gratitude promotes positive well-being in a surprisingly large amount of ways. And it’s as simple as consciously thinking about and recording what you have in your life that you appreciate. “You should be grateful” is probably...
The United States gets a D grade in helping adults with serious mental illnesses, according to the first state-by-state report on the nation's mental healthcare system in more than 15 years.
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) today presented the Lionel Aldridge Award to Moe Armstrong of Boston, Massachusetts for his tremendous courage in successfully living with schizophrenia and extraordinary efforts to advocate on behalf of consumers and family ...
Discrimination against people with mental illness is widespread. It can be highly detrimental to reaching and staying in recovery. At times, as sad as it may be, the best way for us to manage discrimination is to know it exists, be prepared for it and know how to safeguard ...
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) led a group of over 40 national organizations in urging leadership at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take immediate action to improve the routing of 988 calls ...
Adrienne Kennedy, newly elected President of NAMI, says, "We simply must achieve systems that guarantee that people not fall through the cracks."
NAMI views the President’s proposed managed care Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities released today as a necessary first step, but believes ongoing work is needed to assure quality and accountability for individuals with severe mental illnesses and their families.
Fake but heroic I felt like a sham when Mrs. Jones, cradling her baby, came to me with her husband and said, “Thank you, Dr. Parida. If it weren’t for you, Sam wouldn’t be with us today. You saved our son’s life.” These were powerful words, but I felt no sense o...
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) testified today before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education on the need to fund mental health crisis care, arguing that the nation’s lack of a comprehensive crisis system i...
Years ago, I sat in the waiting room of one of Pittsburgh's “best” mental health hospitals and breathed deeply. It was the beginning of a journey that had its roots in mental illness. Over the course of weeks that turned into days, and months that turned into years, I supp...
Jump To: Episode <!-- Video --> Featured Guests Share <!-- Transcript --> About the Host During “Movember” (Men’s Health Awareness Month), NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. speaks with singer, dancer and actor Drew Lachey (98 Degrees) and Chris Bullard...
Judge Joyce A. Campbell, J.D., is President of the NAMI National Board of Directors for the second year.
I was a third-year medical student when I decided to become a psychiatrist. As part of my medical training, I worked for a primary care physician. My responsibilities included interviewing patients and presenting my findings to him. I remember the appointment that cha...
I had been leading groups on religious issues at the Metropolitan State Psychiatric Hospital for a year when one woman, Libby, died by suicide. Libby had been in the state hospital for years and was well-known to staff and other patients. Individuals who lived side by side f...