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Congressional Testimony on Mental Health Funding, Crisis Services, and Research and Treatment Innovation
Outside Witness Testimony from NAMI’s Chief Advocacy Officer to the House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee, requesting FY26 funding for 988 and the Community Mental Health Block Grant within SAMHSA and NIMH. -
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 […] -
People Need Help, Not Handcuffs: Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
People with mental illness are significantly overrepresented in our nation’s jails and prisons. Each year, roughly two million people with serious mental illness are booked into jail. Nearly 2 in 5 individuals in state and federal prisons—and 44% of those in local jails—have a history of mental illness. March is National Criminal Justice Month, a […]
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NAMI-led Introductory Letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy
Letter to HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to congratulate him on his confirmation, introduce the Mental Health Liaison Group, and encourage him to bring the voice of lived experience to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission. -
Regulatory Comment on Medicaid and Criminal Justice
Regulatory comment in support of Minnesota’s request for federal approval to provide a set of targeted Medicaid services to eligible justice-involved adults within the 90-day period prior to their expected release in five county pilot sites. -
Regulatory Comment on Medicaid and Crisis Services
Regulatory comment in support of Virginia’s request to use Medicaid for short-term stays for acute care in facilities that qualify as Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMDs). -
Regulatory Comment on Medicaid and Criminal Justice
Regulatory comment to CMS in support of Nevada’s Medicaid Reentry Services Demonstration Application, which would provide targeted Medicaid services to justice-involved adults and youth within the 90-day period prior to their expected release. -
Regulatory Comment on Medicaid and Crisis Services
Regulatory comment to HHS in support of Wisconsin’s Medicaid waiver amendment that would waive the IMD exclusion policy in Wisconsin. -
NAMI-led Regulatory Comment to the FCC on Proposed Rule for Georouting Texts to 988
Regulatory comment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on behalf of organizations in the Reimagine Crisis partnership, voicing support for the FCC’s proposed rule to implement georouting for texts to 988, so that text messages sent to the 988 Lifeline can be routed to the nearest call center. -
Regulatory Comment to the FCC in Response to Their Proposed Rule on Georouting Texts to 988
Regulatory comment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to proposed rules to implement georouting for texts to 988, so that text messages sent to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can be routed to the nearest crisis call center.