NAMI HelpLine

The Power of Advocacy: Turning Experience into Impact

The most effective advocacy combines real world data with lived experience to paint a fuller, more compelling picture of the reality of mental illness.

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The Game-Changing Legacy of The Affordable Care Act

We cannot go back to a time when health insurance was unavailable, inaccessible and discriminatory for people with mental health conditions. Instead, we must look...

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

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Your Story Can Change Hearts, Minds and Policy

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Lessons in Advocacy from a State and Federal Legislative Staffer

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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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All People Deserve Quality Care, Including Those Who Are Incarcerated

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Impacting Mental Health Resources with Your Vote

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How My Depression Made Me A Better State Representative

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Everyone Deserves Adequate Mental Health Care

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Opioids and Substance Abuse: What Can We Do?

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

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Doctors Should Be Able to Access Mental Health Information

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The Double Standard of Mental Illness

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Building Bonds Behind Bars with NAMI Peer-to-Peer

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Can Stigma Prevent Employment?

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Outreach and Engagement for Early Psychosis

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Navigating the Mental Health System with Dual Diagnosis

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Suicide Prevention as a Social Justice Issue

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Work is Recovery

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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).