NAMI Blog

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

Your Story Can Change Hearts, Minds and Policy

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

Impacting Mental Health Resources with Your Vote

How My Depression Made Me A Better State Representative

Everyone Deserves Adequate Mental Health Care

Opioids and Substance Abuse: What Can We Do?

Early Psychosis Programs Are Changing Lives—But What if You Can’t Find One?

Doctors Should Be Able to Access Mental Health Information

The Double Standard of Mental Illness

Building Bonds Behind Bars with NAMI Peer-to-Peer

Can Stigma Prevent Employment?

Outreach and Engagement for Early Psychosis

Navigating the Mental Health System with Dual Diagnosis

Suicide Prevention as a Social Justice Issue

Work is Recovery