John Forbes Nash Jr., Nobel prize-winning mathematician, and his wife, Alicia, died in a car crash on Saturday May 23. NAMI Mercer in Mercer County, N.J. has good reason to remember them both with affection and regret. John and Alicia attended NAMI Mercer’s first fund-raisin...
As the son of Cuban immigrants, I was the first person in my family born in the United States. My mother’s family fled Cuba when she was six years old and my father came to the United States in his late-30s. They said goodbye to family and friends, learned a new language a...
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One of our most important goals is to ensure that people get help early and these resources contribute to that goal.
Thank you to our partnes who helped support our 2021 National Mood Disorder Survey to better understand the experiences of people with mood disorders and their family members.
Thank you to our partners for their support of NAMI Homefront Mental Health Resources for Military Service Members, Veterans and Their Families and helping NAMI bring these much-needed resources to our military and veteran communities.
NAMI honored six doctors for the 2021 NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist Awards.
Honor the life of a loved one you've lost with a memorial page supporting NAMI. You can honor and remember your loved one while making a difference in the lives of individuals affected by mental health conditions and their families.
Haloperidol is a medication that works in the brain to treat schizophrenia. It is also known as a first generation antipsychotic (FGA) or typical antipsychotic. Haloperidol rebalances dopamine to improve thinking, mood, and behavior.
Iloperidone is a medication that works in the brain to treat schizophrenia. It is also known as a second generation antipsychotic (SGA) or atypical antipsychotic. Iloperidone rebalances dopamine and serotonin to improve thinking, mood, and behavior.
Fluphenazine is a medication that works in the brain to treat schizophrenia. It is also known as a first generation antipsychotic (FGA) or typical antipsychotic. Fluphenazine rebalances dopamine to improve thinking, mood, and behavior.
Brexpiprazole is a medication that works in the brain to treat schizophrenia. It is also known as a second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) or atypical antipsychotic. Brexpiprazole rebalances dopamine and serotonin to improve thinking, mood, and behavior.
A week after the White House Conference on Mental Health, Brian Kaplan, 39, began pedaling from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware as part of a personal odyssey to both commemorate his impending 40th birthday and support a cause that is close to his heart: NAMI's support for families ...
As the August 24th execution date draws near, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) has called on the Georgia State Board of Pardons & Parole to commute the death sentence of Alexander Williams, convicted of kidnapping, rape and murder at the age of 17.
"A Beautiful Mind is more than just a movie," said NAMI executive director Richard C. Birkel. "It may represent a breakthrough for Hollywood. As an Oscar contender, the movie has the potential to contribute significantly to broader public education about mental illness."
"NAMI will be proud to give this award to each of them, for making a difference both with the movie and the dialogue that has followed."
Funeral services will be held Friday, June 14th at 2:00 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church, 3240 "O" Street in Georgetown in Washington, D.C. for Richard Jed Wyatt, former chief of NIMH's Neuropsychiatry Branch and a long-time friend of NAMI, who died June 7th, after a long...