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NAMI’s National Office to Take Paid Mental Health Week
NAMI’s national office will close Aug. 1-Aug. 8. NAMI is encouraging its employees to use that week to step away from work demands and to recharge and rest — taking care of their mental and physical health. The NAMI HelpLine will remain operational from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. ET Monday-Friday. -
Anxiety And Fear: What’s The Difference?
You might have noticed that fear and anxiety evoke several similar physical experiences. That’s why they are hard to discern. -
Criminal Justice Involvement of People with Serious Mental Illness
"It is easier to dismiss the need for change when we focus only on the individual and the criminal act, and not broader socioeconomic issues." -
Letter to Senate Bill Sponsors on Mental Health Workforce
Letter to Senators Kaine, Reed, Cassidy, and Young, expressing support for the reintroduction of the “Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act” (S. 610/H.R. 1667), which would help increase access to behavioral health services and evidence-based treatment for health care professionals. -
Letter to House Bill Sponsors on Mental Health Workforce
Letter to Representatives Wild, Krishnamoorthi, Chu, and McKinley, expressing support for the reintroduction of the “Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act” (S. 610/H.R. 1667), which would help increase access to behavioral health services and evidence-based treatment for health care professionals. -
How The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Helped My Anxiety
"Suddenly, my favorite place to be was the place experts demanded I stay." -
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Medicare & Mental Health Workforce
Letter to Representatives Thompson and Katko, expressing support for the reintroduction of H.R. 432, the “Mental Health Access Improvement Act,” which would allow licensed mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists to bill Medicare for medically necessary behavioral health services. -
Grounding Schizophrenia Through Tai Chi
"…these ancient Chinese mind/body/breath exercises were helping to ground me, something I sorely needed." -
On Inauguration Day, NAMI Calls for Addressing Mental Health: the Silent Epidemic within the Pandemic
As the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) congratulates President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their inauguration today. NAMI looks forward to working with the new administration to build better lives for the millions of people in our country who are affected by mental illness. -
My Routine Is Both a Blessing and the Bane of My Existence
A very important part of my routine is my mental health time, which includes using mindfulness techniques, like yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, etc.