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Letter to HHS Secretary on Medication Access
Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra, regarding implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act with a focus on the prescription drug provisions. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding
Letter to Senate Finance & House Ways & means leadership, expressing support for modified Legacy IRA Act provision in both the House passed Securing a Strong Retirement Act and the Senate Finance Committee passed Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act. -
Promoting Clozapine in A Community Mental Health Clinic
Despite being effective for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, clozapine is underutilized. To increase prescriptions, a clozapine community clinic with a multidisciplinary team of health practitioners was established in 2015. Providers utilized the best practice alert (BPA) to identify ideal patient candidates for clozapine treatment and since its inception, the number of patients receiving clozapine treatment increased from 57 to 124. Patients received weekly group support, education, telehealth, and access to a centralized clozapine resource toolkit. Intervention programs also evaluated existing attitudes and awareness regarding clozapine and provided education to healthcare providers. To learn more, see the article in Psychiatric Services. -
What I Wish I’d Known About Medication: Debunking Myths About Antipsychotics
The fear of taking a stigmatized drug impacted my course of treatment and overall health outcome. -
Darcy Gruttadaro, J.D., Rejoins NAMI As Its Chief Innovation Officer
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, announced today that Darcy Gruttadaro, J.D., has joined the executive leadership team as Chief Innovation Officer. Gruttadaro served as a leader at NAMI for 17 years before joining the American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) as Director of the Center for Workplace Mental Health. -
What I Wish I Had Known About Stigma: I Don’t Want to be “Normal”
I cannot —and no longer seek to — control other people’s definitions of normal. -
NAMI Shares “What I Wish I Had Known” Personal Stories for Mental Illness Awareness Week
This year during Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW), from Oct. 2–8, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is sharing real-life stories from people with mental illness focused on “What I Wish I Had Known.” Storytelling is a compelling way to break through the stigma that makes it so difficult for many to come forward and get help. Experiences sends the message that there is a community of people who care and understand what you’re going through. -
Help Not Handcuffs: Restorative Justice
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. -
Regulatory Comment to HHS Secretary on Health Equity
Regulatory comments to HHS Secretary Becerra, on the Section 1557 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities proposed rule. -
Could a Folic Acid Prescription Help Prevent Suicide?
A new large-scale study analyzing a database of U.S. medical claims for more than 850,000 Americans found people on prescription folic acid had a 44% decreased likelihood of being treated for self-harm or a suicide attempt. Experts stressed that the new findings do not prove that folic acid reduces suicide risk, that will take a […]