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Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Crisis Services and Mental Health Funding
Letter to bill sponsors in support of the bipartisan Suicide Prevention Act (S.1062) to establish a pilot program to expand surveillance of self-harm and suicide attempts in partnership with State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments. -
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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Letter to Congressional Leadership on Mental Health Workforce
Letter to House and Senate leadership in support of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 929/S. 266), which would strengthen health care workers’ mental health. -
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.