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Letter To Congressional Bill Sponsors On Social Supports
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors in support of the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, which – for the first time in over 30 years – would raise the amount of assets Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients can save without jeopardizing their vital SSI benefits. -
Regulatory Comment On Health Coverage
Regulatory comment supporting the proposed regulations that would increase transparency and implement consumer safeguards for short-term, limited duration insurance (STLDI) plans. -
Neuroplasticity III: Trusting Myself after Psychosis & Jail
It became clear that trusting myself had to come from within. This was not something that someone else could give me. -
NAMI and partners applaud CMS for making it easier to finance vital care for young people with early psychosis
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, Mental Health America, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness applaud the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for making it easier to finance vital care for young people with early psychosis. -
Help Not Handcuffs Webinar — Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops
Mar. 8, 2022, 7–8:30 p.m. ET Join NAMI for the kickoff of the Help Not Handcuffs: A Day in the Life series featuring an abbreviated version of the Emmy award-winning HBO documentary “Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops.” Following the screening will be a discussion with Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro from the film as well […]
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Help Not Handcuffs: Wisdom of Trauma
June 29, 4-5:30 p.m. ET NAMI Help Not Handcuffs webinar series welcomes Fritzi Horstman, Founder and Executive Director of Compassion Prison Project; Ray Lay, Peer Support Specialist and Member of NAMI Board of Directors; Nathaniel McLeroy, Manager of Youth and Community Engagement; and Vesper Moore, Chief Operating Officer of Kiva Centers. Trauma does not excuse […] -
Help Not Handcuffs: Mental Health Emergencies and Police Response
July 19, 7-8:30 p.m. ET The March 8th Help Not Handcuffs session featuring Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro from “Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops” generated a great deal of audience interest so NAMI has invited them back to continue the conversation and answer more of your questions. Joining the discussion will also be Dirk Butler […] -
Letter to Missouri Governor on Criminal Justice
Letter to Missouri Governor Parson, asking for Johnny Johnson’s death sentence to be commuted to life without parole, given Mr. Johnson’s persistent and profound mental illness and developmental disabilities. -
We Don’t Feel Safe: Marginalization and Mental Health Challenges in the Queer Community
We all need those who stand firmly atop the social hierarchy to listen to us and then use their privilege to act up for the queer community. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding and Crisis Services
Letter to Congressional Appropriations Committee leaders, urging Congress to continue to make mental health care a national priority and to build on FY 2023 appropriations for 988 and mobile crisis response to meet the expected continued growth in demand.