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Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Research and Treatment Innovation and Mental Health Funding
Letter calling on House and Senate appropriators to reject the proposed cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the National Institutes of Health, that were included in the leaked copy of the HHS FY 2026 budget “Passback” document. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Research and Treatment Innovation and Mental Health Funding
Letter urging Congress to robustly fund NIH at least $51.303 billion for FY 26. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Research and Treatment Innovation and Mental Health Funding
Letter urging Congress to fund the FDA’s Neurology Drug Program at $5 million in FY 26. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Research and Treatment Innovation and Mental Health Funding
Letter encouraging Congress to restore funding to $680 million for the BRAIN Initiative for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. -
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. -
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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Advocacy Resource on Veterans’ Mental Health, Research and Treatment Innovation, and Mental Health Funding
Endorsement of Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research (FOVA)’s FY 26 recommendation of at least $1.2 billion for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research program. -
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. -
Mental Health Podcasts May Be Beneficial, but More Research is Needed
Can mental health podcasts actually improve symptoms for listeners? Researchers conducted a review of 20 studies investigating the impact of podcasts using different types of interventions – like mediation, mindfulness, and educational content – on mental health outcomes.
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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.