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Suicide Prevention: Making Meaning of Loss
Join NAMI Ask the Expert as Dr. Ken Duckworth welcomes four individuals who shared their stories of surviving suicide loss in the Chapter: Making Meaning of Loss by Suicide from the upcoming book, “You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health.”
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Suicide Prevention: The AFSP & The JED Foundation
Join NAMI Ask the Expert as we welcome colleagues from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and The JED Foundation to provide updates on their work in suicide prevention, including information on the AFSP’s Project 2025 from Director of Strategic Planning, Corbin Standley and a presentation from the Chief Medical Officer of the JED Foundation, Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth. -
NAMI Ask the Expert: Suicide Prevention
In NAMI’s Ask the Expert: Suicide Prevention Webinar Series, NAMI welcomes our colleagues at AFSP and The JED Foundation, as well as contributors to NAMI’s first-ever book “You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health,” to share their work and experience in a variety of suicide prevention efforts. -
988 and What It Means for Families of People with Serious Mental Illness
A SAMHSA-Sponsored Webinar And Roundtable Discussion 988*, the new three-digit number for mental health and suicidal crises, is now available nationwide. 988 is poised to change the way communities respond to people in crisis, connecting individuals to trained crisis counselors that can provide de-escalation and mental health intervention services by phone. This new number holds […]
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Mobile Crisis Teams: Providing an Alternative to Law Enforcement for Mental Health Crises
People experiencing a mental health emergency deserve quick access to effective mental health care. -
Advocacy Resource on Crisis Services and Mental Health Funding
NAMI ad in the Washington Post announcing 988’s availability and calling for continued work on improving mental health crisis response. -
Regulatory Comment to HHS Secretary on Medicare & Criminal Justice
Regulatory comments to HHS Secretary Becerra, speaking in favor of the proposed special enrollment periods for exceptional conditions, including incarceration. -
Statement on Criminal Justice
Statement from national mental health organizations on national gun violence crisis. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Crisis Services
Letter to Appropriations Committee leadership, urging for funding under the Dept. of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance for states, tribes and localities to improve implementation of existing State extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws as a safety means to prevent suicides. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Criminal Justice
Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees leadership, request that the FY 2023 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill continue to restore funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant program.