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Using Our Voice to Protect the Mental Health of the LGBTQ+ Community
Many factors are contributing to worsening mental health and suicidality within the LGBTQ+ community, and yet, people who identify as LGBTQ+ face many additional challenges in accessing mental health care. -
Your Story Can Change Hearts, Minds and Policy
If you have a story to tell, you can become an advocate. -
Statement on Coverage for Preventative Services
Statement applauding administrative stay by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Braidwood v. Becerra, which will allow people to continue to have guaranteed coverage for U.S. Preventive Services Task Force-recommended preventive services without cost sharing, as required under the Affordable Care Act. -
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Parity
Letter to Senators Bennet and Wyden expressing support for the Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act., which would improve access to mental health services for millions of Americans. -
Statement on Health Coverage
Statement in response to the ruling in the Braidwood versus Becerra case, which threatens coverage of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended preventive services without cost sharing as required under the Affordable Care Act. -
Lessons in Advocacy from a State and Federal Legislative Staffer
You should pursue policy change at every level of government and remember that slow and steady wins the race. -
Celebrating NAMI’s Role in Advocating for an Improved Criminal Justice System
It will take small victories, piling up over time, to reach our final goal. -
How the Justice System Fails Those with Mental Illness
We cannot expect to make progress when we keep those experiencing mental health crises in dehumanizing environments that exacerbate their symptoms. -
How Solitary Confinement Contributes to the Mental Health Crisis
Those with mental illness are overrepresented in solitary confinement, despite the vulnerability and threats to the mental health of those incarcerated. -
All People Deserve Quality Care, Including Those Who Are Incarcerated
Even though jails function as a hidden part of our health systems, they are not held to the same standard of quality care that we expect from health providers.