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NAMI Praises Justice Department's Humane Decision In Kaczynski Case
NAMI praises the U.S. Department of Justice for agreeing to a plea arrangement in the prosecution of Theodore Kaczynski. 
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/1998/NAMI-Praises-Justice-Department-s-Humane-Decision 4/6/2015 3:29:45 PM
2017 Research Award
https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-Awards/Scientific-Research-Award/2017-Research-Award 4/3/2018 3:09:56 PM
Advancing Discovery Summit Series
https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Research/Advancing-Discovery-Summit-Series 10/24/2018 9:59:07 AM
NAMI Calls "Beverly Hills 90210" Plot Grossly Irresponsible
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) today criticized FOX TV and the producers of the television show, "Beverly Hills 90210," for broadcasting "misinformation" about treatment options available for schizophrenia.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/1999/-NAMI-Calls-Beverly-Hills-90210-Plot-Grossly-Irr 4/7/2015 2:11:40 PM
Mental Illness: New Study Explores Link with Creativity; NAMI Events include Music, Drama and other
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is focusing on films, music and other creative arts this week-at the same that a new scientific study has found a possible explanation for the link between mental illness and uninhibited processing in the brain that allows people...
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2010/Mental-Illness-New-Study-Explores-Link-with-Creati 9/22/2014 10:32:03 AM
Press & Media
As a leading voice in the mental health community, NAMI can help journalists and thought leaders shape their messages by providing knowledgeable spokespeople, statistics and personal stories of people living with mental illness.
https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/Press-Media 1/20/2015 9:20:10 AM
My Reason to Live
The stigma behind mental illness runs deep and it destroys lives. I’ve decided to share my story in hopes that it will provide inspiration to others.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/My-Reason-to-Live 7/16/2015 11:24:13 AM
NAMI’s Top 10 Online Stories from 2014
Every week NAMI publishes articles and blogs about the latest research, advocacy breakthroughs, interviews with leading researchers, advice on how to manage a mental health condition and other topics of interest to our active and information hungry audience. In 2015, do...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/January-2015/NAMI’s-Top-10-Online-Stories-from-2014 1/11/2015 12:19:19 PM
Book Review: The Chocolate Debacle
The Chocolate Debacle By Karen Winters Schwartz Goodman Beck Publishing (2014) Purchase Living with mental illness every day—combined with societal stigma and the frustration toward a broken mental health care system—can feel insurmountable. As the president o...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/March-2015/Book-Review-The-Chocolate-Debacle 3/6/2015 5:40:10 PM
Time to RAISE the Amount of Care
     Maggie and her mother Maureen at the RAISE Congressional briefing alongside Darcy Gruttadaro,  the Director of NAMI's Child and Adolecsent action center. On Oct. 20, Maggie, a 20-year-old nursing student, bravely stepped up to the podium in the Rayburn House Office...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/October-2015/Time-to-RAISE-the-Amount-of-Care 10/30/2015 11:46:22 AM
A Diagnosis of Mental Illness Need Not End a College Career
  A recent survey reports that 47% of adults living with schizophrenia drop out of college, compared to the 27% college dropout rate in the U.S. overall.  Another study reports that students diagnosed with bipolar disorder are 70% more likely to drop out of college than stud...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/March-2018/A-Diagnosis-of-Mental-Illness-Need-Not-End-a-Colle 3/19/2018 1:58:45 PM
Caregivers: When to Push and When to Show Extra Compassion
  Marriage is difficult for anyone, but it’s even more challenging when you add in the complications of mental illness. My husband, Andrew, has schizophrenia . We’ve lived together for nearly 15 years and we’ve found success as a married couple, but our journey has been ...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/November-2017/Caregivers-When-to-Push-and-When-to-Show-Extra-Co 11/13/2017 10:29:46 AM
The Andrew Goldstein Verdict
The case has stood all along for the failures of America's mental health system. Unfortunately, it now also stands for the inadequacy of our legal system in addressing issues that involve mental illness.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2000/The-Andrew-Goldstein-Verdict 4/8/2015 12:34:44 PM
NAMI Applauds Nobel Prize Winners
Each scientist has contributed to a revolution in our understanding of the brain and its chemical mechanisms, which has opened the door to more effective treatments for schizophrenia and depression.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2000/NAMI-Applauds-Nobel-Prize-Winners 4/8/2015 2:41:08 PM
Letter from Laurie Flynn, Executive Director, to Walter S. Ray, Chairman, Georgia State Board of Par
On behalf of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), I respectfully ask you to spare the life of Alexander Williams, a man with a longstanding severe mental illness, by commuting his death sentence to a more humane alternative sentence. 
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2000/Letter-from-Laurie-Flynn,-Executive-Director,-to-W 4/9/2015 10:56:39 AM
Alexander Williams
Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and a victim of child abuse, Alexander Williams was sentenced to die by lethal injection for a crime committed while actively psychotic.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2002/Alexander-Williams 4/9/2015 10:49:09 AM
A Brilliant Madness Airs April 28th
You may have already read the award-winning biography by Sylvia Nasar or seen the Oscar-winning movie produced by Ron Howard.  But now it's time to watch the PBS documentary as part of the American Experience history series: A Brilliant Madness: The Story of John Nash.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2002/A-Brilliant-Madness-Airs-April-28th 4/9/2015 11:58:53 AM
2016 Convention in Denver
https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/2018-NAMI-National-Convention/Past-Conventions/2016-Convention-in-Denver 7/25/2016 6:13:58 PM
Carlos A. Larrauri, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC
Carlos A. Larrauri, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC is a member of the NAMI Board of Directors, and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in Miami, Florida.
https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/Our-Structure/Meet-the-Board/Carlos-A-Larrauri-MSN-ARNP-FNP-BC 7/1/2017 6:55:00 AM
Will I become addicted to the medication?
Will I become addicted to the medication?
https://www.nami.org/FAQ/Mental-Health-Medication-FAQ/Will-I-become-addicted-to-the-medication 10/16/2015 12:30:57 PM
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