NAMI HelpLine

From Gang Member to Mental Health Advocate

I grew up in an inner-city community in San Diego, California, called “Southeast.” This area has always been known for crime, drugs and — most...

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Neuroplasticity III: Trusting Myself after Psychosis & Jail

It became clear that trusting myself had to come from within. This was not something that someone else could give me.

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

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How the Justice System Fails Those with Mental Illness

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How Solitary Confinement Contributes to the Mental Health Crisis

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Mobile Crisis Teams: Providing an Alternative to Law Enforcement for Mental Health Crises

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Building a Recovery-Oriented System of Care

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How Advocates Can Push for A Crises Standard of Care

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How You Can #Act4MentalHealth During the Next Legislative Session

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How Advocates Can Push for a Crises Standard of Care

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Overcoming Inadequate Crisis Response: Why 988 is an Opportunity

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How Public Officials Can Protect the Rights of Prisoners with Mental Illness

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The Cost of Criminalizing Serious Mental Illness

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Criminal Justice Involvement of People with Serious Mental Illness

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What Is Mental Health Probation?

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He’s Not a Criminal, He’s in Crisis

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Black Mental Health and the Importance of 988 Legislation

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The Voices that Caused Me to Lose Everything

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Neuroplasticity II: Recovery After Jail

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Neuroplasticity: How I Survived Psychosis and Jail

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Criminal Justice Reform Means Reforming the Mental Health System

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A Plea for Compassion as Someone Who Was Arrested During Psychosis

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NAMI HelpLine is available M-F, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. Call 800-950-6264,
text “helpline” to 62640, or chat online. In a crisis, call or text 988 (24/7).