NAMI News

NAMI Ask the Expert welcomes Dr. Ross Greene who will provide an overview of his extensive work around the school to jail pipeline, the impact of justice system involvement on young people, and the power of early intervention in positive outcomes. Read More.

Here at NAMI, we recognize that there are no quick and easy solutions to the systemic racism that has permeated every aspect of our society for far too long. Today, only one in three Black adults who need mental health care receive it. But we are committed to keep striving toward more equitable and just practices within our own organization and within the mental health community.

Dr. Ken Duckworth, the Chief Medical Officer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) served as an advisory board member and on-camera expert for the new Apple TV+ series, The Me You Can’t See, produced by Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry. Read More.

In this webinar, leaders from Crisis Text Line and NAMI’s HelpLine will share what technology they use and how their technology helps those in crisis.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) testified today  before  the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education on the need to fund mental health crisis care, arguing that the nation’s lack of a comprehensive crisis system infrastructure too often leads to trauma and tragedy. Read More.

NAMI Ask the Expert presents part four of the Help Not Handcuffs webinar series focused on addressing mental health crises with comprehensive community responses.

Register now for Implementing a New System, taking place Thursday, May 20, 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET.

This May, for Mental Health Awareness Month, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is highlighting that no one experiencing a mental health condition should feel alone. We need to get ahead of the looming widespread mental health concerns coming to the forefront due to all the pressures and tragedy of the pandemic. Read More.

Katrina Gay named Chief Development Officer, Sean Stickle named Chief Information Officer

Today, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and The Kennedy Forum released a new resource to help individuals and families understand what options they have to appeal when insurers deny coverage for mental health or substance use care.

Today’s verdict is historic. Unlike in so many other cases of racial violence, justice has been served. This is a victory, but the fight for racial justice and against systemic racial violence is not over.