NAMI Blog

Gender Bias and the Patriarchy’s Impact on Mental Health Advocacy

Breaking Stigma in California by Bringing Mental Health Education to Youth

The Power of Advocacy: Turning Experience into Impact

Using Our Voice to Protect the Mental Health of the LGBTQ+ Community

Your Story Can Change Hearts, Minds and Policy

Advocating for Veterans’ Mental Health Gave Me a New Purpose in Life

Writing to Spread Awareness about Bipolar Disorder

What Being “More Than Enough” Really Means

Surviving the Bed Shortage in Mental Health Treatment Facilities: A Teenager’s Experience

The Case for Expanding Peer Support

What No One Told Me About Being in a Psych Hospital

Understanding the Necessity of Community First Response

Thriving on the Bipolar Spectrum: Changing the Narrative with Stories of Lived Experience

Lessons in Advocacy from a State and Federal Legislative Staffer

Celebrating NAMI’s Role in Advocating for an Improved Criminal Justice System

How the Justice System Fails Those with Mental Illness

How Solitary Confinement Contributes to the Mental Health Crisis

All People Deserve Quality Care, Including Those Who Are Incarcerated

How Working as a NAMI HelpLine Volunteer Changed My Life

Confronting Mental Health Challenges in Rural America