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Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding
Letter in support of the Energy & Commerce Committee’s markup of H.R. 2483, the “SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act of 2025” (SUPPORT Act). -
NAMI Ask the Expert: Advancing Schizophrenia Research – Integrating Lived Experience and Scientific Progress in the AMP SCZ Initiative
This webinar took place on April 24, 2025. The recording is available below. Registration for the event is now closed. This presentation provides an in-depth overview of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP SCZ) initiative, a collaborative effort aimed at enhancing our understanding of the critical period before the first onset of psychosis in those […]
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Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Deeply Unpopular Across Party Lines, New NAMI-Ipsos Poll Finds
Bipartisan Majority Says House-Passed Budget Resolution Would Worsen Health Outcomes as NAMI Urges: “Protect Medicaid. Protect Mental Health.” Arlington, VA — Americans are deeply and overwhelmingly opposed to slashing funding for Medicaid, according to new polling data released today by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Seven in ten Americans, including a majority across […] -
NAMI-led Regulatory Comment to the FCC on Privacy and Georouting Texts to 988
Regulatory comment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on behalf of organizations in the Reimagine Crisis partnership, in response to the Commission’s request for further information related to georouting for texts to 988. The letter reiterates partners’ support for the FCC’s proposed rule to implement georouting for texts to 988, so that text messages sent […] -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Mental Health Funding
Letters calling on HELP & E&C committees to take up the EARLY Minds Act, which allows states to use up to 5% of Mental Health Block Grant Funding for evidence-based prevention and early intervention services. -
Letter to Congressional Leadership on Medicaid and Mental Health Funding
Letter to Congressional Leaders with Modern Medicaid Alliance urging rejection of proposals to cut Medicaid. -
Statement from Leading Mental Health and Substance Use Organizations on Drastic HHS Staffing Reductions
Today, 12 leading national mental health and substance use organizations released a statement following the announcement of drastic staffing cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): As the nation’s leading mental health, suicide prevention, and substance use organizations, we are deeply alarmed by the widespread, immediate staffing cuts and dismantling of […]
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Hope Starts With Us: Mental Health is Health
Episode Audio Episode Video Asset Gallery Elliott Connie Elliott Connie, MA, LPC is a psychotherapist that practices in Texas. He is the host of the popular daily podcast, “The Aha Moments”. He has worked with thousands of individuals, couples, and families applying the solution focused approach to help them move their lives from the current […]
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Short- and Long-Term Impacts of Gun Violence on Mental Health
Analyzing data from a survey of 10,000 U.S. adults, researchers found that respondents had been exposed to multiple types of gun violence, from community mass shootings to injury in targeted, non-mass shootings. Mental health effects were common across exposure types, but long-term effects were reported more often among individuals who had experienced non-mass shooting events.
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NAMI Featured in Dear Abby: The Importance of Mental Health Support
Trigger warning: this news item contains mention of self-harm and suicide. A recent Dear Abby column highlights the vital role of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in providing support for individuals facing mental health challenges. The letter comes from a father whose 38-year-old daughter attempted suicide and was subsequently abandoned by her fiancé […]