NAMI News

The NAMI family was saddened to learn that former NAMI Board of Directors member Gerry Tarutis passed away on February 28, 2021. Gerry served on the National Board of Directors from 1996 to 2002. Read More.

NAMI’s Ask the Expert presents part three of the Help Not Handcuffs webinar series focused on addressing mental health crises with comprehensive community responses. Learn more and register now.

Register for Virtual NAMICon 2021, dedicated to uplifting, empowering and informing the mental health community. Read More.

This new report details the specific harms of many types of non-compliant health plans and urges federal policymakers to take immediate steps to protect people by limiting their expansion. Read More.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released a statement from CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. commending the U.S. Senate Confirmation of Xavier Becerra as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read More.

NAMI released the following statement from NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr., regarding the recent violence against members of the Asian American community. Read More.

NAMI’s Ask the Expert presents part two of the Help Not Handcuffs webinar series focused on addressing mental health crises with comprehensive community responses. Learn more and register now.

NAMI is grateful for the leadership of the President and leaders in Congress for making critical investments to improve the lives of people living with mental illness. Read More.

We continue to face an uphill battle with an underfunded, fractured mental health system. That’s why we are grateful Congress is recognizing the need for mental health services and their vital importance to our nation’s recovery. Read More.

The problem is clear: law enforcement departments are not equipped to respond to a mental health crisis. A mental health crisis deserves a mental health response. Read More.