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When Someone Throws You a Lifeline
"I remember logging onto my first NAMI Homefront online class and being completely overcome by emotions. I realized that not only was I not alone, I wasn’t being judged." -
NAMI Excited with New Opportunities to Improve Medicaid Mental Health Care (IMD)
Today, Secretary Alex Azar, U.S. Health & Human Services, announced that the Administration will allow states to apply for Medicaid waivers to pay for mental health treatment in inpatient settings known as IMDs, or institutions of mental disease. -
The Stages of My Mental Illness
For Katherine, mental illness has been a process. Recognizing these stages has helped her identify what kind of support she needed at each stage of her mental health journey. -
Overcoming Barriers to Recovery
"When we band together as a set of people with lived experiences and allies within the community, we can change public opinion on substance use disorders and recovery. Together, we can move from shame to celebration and become a powerful, positive force for lasting recovery." -
Why I Don’t Say My Son ‘Committed’ Suicide
Often, the terminology we use to describe suicide is offensive to those who have lost loved ones. Here is one mother's account of why we shouldn't use the phrase "commited suicide." -
When Stigma Prevented Me from Getting Help
"I'm not alone in waiting so long to get medical help. For many, it takes years to tell someone after the first warning signs appear. The main reason? Stigma." -
Shutting Down Five Misconceptions About Depression
Depression is not a phase, it's not just a bad day, it's not something that can be easily fixed by eating clean or yoga. Depression is a mental illness. -
An Ode to Schizophrenia
"My mind split, but it seemed to repair itself enough to get by. I learned one thing that proved to be true in the real world: When you struggle with an invisible disease, many won’t believe you."
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Raising Children with Mental Illness
"We must accept and believe our loved ones to start getting them help. If we don’t, we run the risk of being the reason they don’t get help."
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NAMI Applauds Passage of Opioid Bill, but Calls for More Action
NAMI is encouraged that Congress passed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, a bipartisan bill to address the nation’s opioid crisis.