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How Advocates Can Push for A Crises Standard of Care
People who experience a mental health crisis deserve a mental health response, not a criminal justice response. -
Regulatory Comment to HHS Secretary on Medicaid & Criminal Justice
Regulatory comments to HHS Secretary Becerra, commenting on the Massachusetts Medicaid proposal that would extend postpartum Medicaid coverage; expanding Medicaid coverage and services for justice-involved individuals; and continue and expand support for the behavioral health workforce. -
How You Can #Act4MentalHealth During the Next Legislative Session
Now is the perfect time to start getting ready to put mental health on the legislative agenda. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Crisis Services
Letter to Labor-HHS Subcommittee, urging continued work to ensure that crisis response services are operational in every state and community across the country before 988 rolls out in July 2022. -
NAMI Statement on the Decision of FCC to Require Text-to-988
With today’s decision to require providers to support text messaging to 988, the FCC has created a new vehicle for people to access help. The ability to text 988 will support at-risk communities, including youth and young adults, marginalized and underserved populations, and individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing. -
Amicus Brief to SCOTUS on Criminal Justice
Amicus brief in Terence Tramaine Andrus v. Texas, asking that the U.S. Supreme Court strike down Terence Tramaine Andrus’s death penalty. -
As Launch of 988 Mental Health Crisis Number Looms, NAMI Poll Finds Broad Support for the System and Fees to Fund It, Opposition to Police Response to Mental Health Crises
“By responding to a mental health crisis with mental health professionals, lives will be saved and people in crisis can get the right care when they need it most,” said Daniel H. Gillison Jr, NAMI CEO. -
Reimagining Our Crisis Response System with 988
To truly ensure people in crisis receive the help they need, we must develop an entire 988 crisis response system.
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A Mental Health Crisis Deserves a Mental Health Response
A Mental Health Crisis Deserves a Mental Health Response NAMI is working to help change the way mental health crises are handled in the United States. In this video, you will learn about 988 a new 3-digit number for mental health & suicide crises and what services need to be available in every community to […]