May 1, 2004
NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) will honor 16 physicians with “Exemplary Psychiatrists Awards” at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting in New York City.
READ MOREApril 28, 2004
Tens of thousands of Americans will take to the streets beginning this weekend, May 1-2, to raise public awareness that recovery from mental illnesses is possible.
READ MOREApril 28, 2004
Linda Champion of Montgomery, Alabama testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee today that findings by the U.S. Surgeon General and President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health on the fragmentation of the nation’s mental health care system and burden of suffering on families of children with mental illnesses are "frankly, an understatement."
READ MOREApril 27, 2004
A recent upsurge in people with mental illness seeking treatment in emergency departments is taking a significant toll on patient care and hospital resources nationwide, according to a new survey of emergency physicians conducted by the nation’s leading mental health organizations and the American College of Emergency Physicians.
READ MOREApril 14, 2004
Two of the most important but often unexplored stories about failures in the mental health care system are the shift in costs to other sectors of society—and the degree to which mental illnesses represent a dimension of broader problems in American society, such as unemployment.
READ MOREMarch 18, 2004
NAMI Florida, with national and state partners, released The State of the Mental Health Services in Florida in the capital today, as part of a national campaign to build support for recovery.
READ MOREMarch 18, 2004
NAMI Florida, con socios nacionales y estatales, emitió el informe El Estado de los Servicios de Salud Mental en la Florida (The State of the Mental Health Services in Florida) en la capital el día de hoy como parte de una campaña nacional para la construcción de apoyos para la recuperación.
READ MOREMarch 18, 2004
The star of the television show, Monk, is not the only detective when it comes to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
READ MOREFebruary 10, 2004
"The belief that cutting the budget for mental health medications in Medicaid saves money is false," said Mike Mathes, president of NAMI-Florida, before the Florida House appropriations subcommittee today in a hearing on Governor Bush’s proposed budget.
READ MOREFebruary 2, 2004
NAMI calls on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide clear guidance to families and mental health providers on the safe and effective treatment of major depression in children--after reviewing all of the relevant research data.
READ MORENAMI 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).
