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Hope Starts With Us: Indigenous Mental Health & Well-Being
In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CMO Dr. Ken Duckworth speaks with Dr. Joseph Gone, an enrolled member of the Aaniiih-Gros Ventre tribal Nation of Montana and a professor in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Anthropology) and in the Faculty of Medicine (Global Health and Social Medicine) at Harvard University, where he also serves as the Faculty Director of the Harvard University Native American Program. In light of Native American Heritage Month, Dr. Duckworth and Dr. Gone discuss what healing looks like outside of the traditional western perspective, how we can promote Indigenous wellness, and what we can learn about resilience and hope from Native communities.
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Letter to Congressional Leadership on 2022 Year-End Priorities
Letter to Congressional leadership urging prioritization of crisis services funding and policy changes to cover crisis services in Medicaid and Medicare in any 2022 year-end package. -
Regulatory Comment to HHS Secretary on Medicaid & Criminal Justice
Regulatory comments to HHS Secretary Becerra, commenting in favor of New Hampshire’s Medicaid waiver extension request. -
Letter to Congressional Leadership on Medicare and Crisis Services
Letter to Congressional leadership, urging the enactment of Medicare mobile crisis intervention services in the Medicare program in the end-of-the-year legislative package. -
Hope Starts With Us: Veteran Mental Health
In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. speaks with three veterans about their experiences with mental health: Marine veteran and NAMI’s former chief strategy officer Sherman Gillums Jr.; Army veteran and NAMI Ambassador David Kendrick Jr.; and Coast Guard Veteran and Deputy Legislative Director of Veterans of Foreign Wars Tammy Barlet.
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Hope Starts With Us: Depression and Three Generations of Black Men Healing
In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. speaks with Juno Pitchford, NAMI’s HBCU manager, and Daniel, a member of NAMI Baton Rouge, about their experience with depression and navigating resources over the years, across different generations. Each having attended Southern University, they share insights about how the mental health field can better engage with HBCUs and specifically young Black men, who are reported to be struggling at disproportionate rates.
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Help Not Handcuffs: Restorative Justice
October 20, 5:00 p.m. ET Join us for thoughtful discussion about the topic of restorative justice. In this webinar, panelists will share their diverse perspectives, stories and successes as they promote justice diversion through restorative practices and connection. This session will be moderated by Nina Richtman, Director of NAMI’s Justice Diversion Task Force. Those who […]
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Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Criminal Justice
Letter to Representatives Bass, Issa, Trone, and Chabot in support of H.R.8637, the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022, which would direct the U.S. Attorney General to develop training curricula to help educate law enforcement officers and covered mental health professionals about how best to respond to behavioral health crises. -
Hope Starts With Us: You Are Not Alone – NAMI’s New Book
In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. speaks with NAMI Chief Medical Officer and author of NAMI’s new book, You Are Not Alone, Dr. Ken Duckworth, alongside three individuals whose stories are featured in the new book: including model, actor, producer and NAMI ambassador Corinne Foxx; actor, comedian and NAMI ambassador Brad Gage; and former NAMI Santa Barbara County president George Kaufmann.
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Hope Starts With Us: Co-Occurring Substance Use
In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. highlights National Recovery Month and Hispanic Heritage Month by speaking with Odette Cressler about her experience living with depression and recovering from an eating disorder and alcohol use as a member of the Latinx community.