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SAMHSA–Sponsored Webinar: The Growing Momentum in Early and First Episode Psychosis Programs
Learn how the growing momentum in early and first episode psychosis programs is changing the way mental health conditions are being identified and treated in communities. -
21st Century Cures Bill Passes Committee
The House Energy & Commerce Committee passed 21st Century Cures on May 21— a bipartisan bill designed to push for the development of new therapies for diseases that are not being treated successfully. -
219 Patient Advocacy Organizations Push For Better Access to Care
NAMI joins a campaign to help make sure Health Insurance Marketplace plans have better patient protections. -
Supreme Court Leaves Open Key Issue on Police Approaches to People with Mental Illness
The U.S. Supreme Court today decided in City and County Of San Francisco v. Sheehan that police acted reasonably in a confrontation with Teresa Sheehan, a woman living with mental illness who wielded a knife, shooting her three times. Today’s decision leaves open the ADA question, which in fact may not need to be addressed if future tragedies can be averted. -
SAMHSA–Sponsored Webinar: Opening Doors to Recovery
Learn how Opening Doors to Recovery (ODR) is changing the way mental health is treated in the criminal justice system in Georgia. -
Tell Congress to Help New Veterans Keep the Mental Health Medications They Need!
The way things stand now, if you decide to transition out of service and into veteran status, your medication might not transfer with you. This is unacceptable. Contact your member of Congress and ask them to co-sponsor H.R. 2123 the Enhancing Veterans Access to Treatment Act. -
Cruel and Unusual – It’s Time to End an American Tragedy
Human Rights Watch released a report today, Callous and Cruel, that describes in chilling detail the degree to which “unnecessary, excessive, and even malicious force” is used in jails and prisons throughout the U.S. to control inmates with serious mental illness. -
17 U.S. Senators Write Letter To Secretary Burwell Citing NAMI Report on Parity
A group of U.S. Senators call for action to ensure transparency and mental health parity in Affordable Care Act insurance plans. -
Mental Health Awareness Team
Our high school composed a team of individuals to help bring awareness to the ever growing problem of mental health. We want you to know that you are not alone.
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Amy’s Story
When my daughter was first diagnosed with clinical depression, my husband and I were desperately in need of better coping strategies. Here are some of the skills we’ve learned.