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  • NAMI Ask the Expert: How to Talk About Child Abuse and Neglect

    In this webinar, you'll learn from Michelle Fingerman, Larel Jacobs and Dr. Laura Schwab-Reese about their work creating evidence-based conversation strategies for the National Child Abuse Hotline. 
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  • New NAMI Resource to Help Navigate Upcoming Changes in Medicaid for People with Mental Illness

    NAMI has created a resource with tips for helping people ensure that they can have continued access to health insurance and mental health services during the Medicaid “unwinding period.” 
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  • New NAMI Podcast Offers Insight and Inspiration on Mental Health Journeys

    NAMI today launched “You Are Not Alone: Voices of Recovery,” an insightful podcast series based on the USA Today national bestseller “You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health,” by NAMI Chief Medical Officer Ken Duckworth, M.D.
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  • NAMI Applauds Continued Focus on Mental Health in President Biden’s FY 2024 Proposed Budget

    As the nation confronts an ongoing mental health crisis, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) praises President Biden for continuing to prioritize mental health in his administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget proposal, released earlier today. 
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  • NAMI Mourns the Passing of its First Executive Director, H. Bernard Smith

    The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) was saddened to hear of the passing of H. Bernard Smith, the first executive director of NAMI whose leadership and advocacy created a lasting impact on the lives of so many families and individuals affected by mental health conditions.
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  • NAMI Ask the Expert You Are Not Alone Book Series – Session 2: Family Communication

    Join us for the second session of the NAMI Ask the Expert: “You Are Not Alone” Book Series, Family Communication. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ken Duckworth will have a moving discussion with “You Are Not Alone” interviewees, George Kaufmann and Dante and Chastity Murry on family communication as it relates to their lived experiences of mental illness within their families.
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  • NAMI and Sinclair Broadcast Group Join Forces for Mental Health Awareness Campaign in March

    NAMI and Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns roughly 190 TV stations nationwide, have announced a partnership called “Sinclair Cares: Mental Health Support + Hope,” which begins today and runs throughout the month of March.
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  • Remembering Gertrude “Trudy” Kornfein

    Gertrude “Trudy” Kornfein (Aug. 1928 – Dec. 2022) dedicated her life to her three children and mental health advocacy.
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  • Attend “You Are Not Alone” Summit with Les Brown

    Join NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. and motivational speaker Les Brown for a two-day mental health summit starting this coming Saturday, Feb. 25. The live event, from noon to 7 p.m. ET each day, will feature more than 10 mental health experts who will show you how to navigate a mental health condition, identify quality resources and begin your journey toward recovery.  
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  • NAMI Announces Expanded Initiative: The Community Health Equity Alliance

    The Community Health Equity Alliance (CHEA) is a mental health equity initiative that joins state and local thought leaders and community-based organizations as collaborators under the shared mission of improving serious mental illness (SMI) care for Black/African Ancestry adults.
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