The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has established an online Veterans Resource Center www.nami.org/veterans to help support active duty military personnel, veterans and their families facing serious mental illnesses such as depression, posttraumatic stress diso...
2013 Convention Presentations Thursday, June 27 Special Presentation - Reviving Plain Old Therapy: Promoting Mentalizing in Relationships Jon Allen, Ph.D. PowerPoint Slides Special Presentation - CET: An EBP that Promotes Social Cognition, Vocational Effectiveness & Phys...
The NAMI Education Team Karen Gerndt Director, National Education Programs kgerndt@nami.org 703-516-7975 Teri Brister Director, Knowledge Integration Manages: NAMI Basics NAMI Provider Education tbrister@nami.org 601-825-53...
From June 6-8, 2014, NAMI hosted its annual National Training of Trainers event in Arlington, Va. Throughout the weekend, the energy and excitement in the air was tangible. Over 160 trainees arrived in the nation’s capital to become a state trainer in one of six NAMI Educatio...
Executive Directors Leadership Exchange The EDLE provides an opportunity for executive directors to strategically think, learn and plan together in order to take advantage of opportunities and minimize risks, both internally and externally in the current environment. The...
State Trainer Materials Help Center Visit our Help Center to learn about and share knowledge on a variety of topics, including NAMI 360, membership management, the NAMI Convention, Helpline FAQ, class reporting and more. Learn More Below you will find all the NAM...
Thank You Thank you for submitting the NAMI ETS Expansion Grant application. For new ETS affiliates, your State Organization will be asked to complete an endorsement form prior to your application being complete. For existing ETS affiliates, you must submit your mo...
National Family Education Program Videos These optional videos are for use in NAMI Basics (the first five videos), NAMI Family-to-Family and NAMI Homefront. Your program leader manuals tell you when you have the option of using these videos rather than a specific lecture sect...
Every year, over two million high school graduates start college. This is a proud moment for many. These students are entering adulthood and taking the next step in their life. The risk of suicide may be the furthest thing from their minds, yet it is a growing reality on ...
These 30-minute on-demand sessions provide a streamlined format for highlighting how-tos, innovations or new practices in mental health.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native youth ages 8 to 24, and male Alaska Native youth aged 10-24 have the highest rate of suicide of all demographic groups.
Why do people all over the world find solace from cat videos and dog Instagram accounts? It’s because animals soften our souls, appealing to some purer, loving part of ourselves. It’s an inexplicable human-animal bond, enduring friendships and emotional support, which many...
Supplemental treatment options may provide added benefit for those living with mental illness.
Prior to 1988, police officers in this country had no training to teach them how to handle a mental health crisis. When officers are untrained on how to de-escalate someone in crisis, the possibility of them using force goes up drastically. This is why crisis intervention t...
With CIT, your community can create a new system that supports recovery and diverts people with mental illness away from the criminal justice system.
Help Center Visit our Help Center to learn about and share knowledge on a variety of topics, including NAMI 360, membership management, the NAMI Convention, Helpline FAQ, class reporting and more. Learn More NAMI Classes Help Center Visit our Help Center ...
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Homefront program produces significant benefits for both in-person and online participants, according to a study published in Psychiatric Services , a journal of the American Psychiatric Association.
The NAMI Homefront program produces significant benefits for both in-person and online participants, according to a study published in Psychiatric Services , a journal of the American Psychiatric Association.