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NAMI Applauds Victory for Veterans’ Mental Health
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a landmark bipartisan bill, S. 785, The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act, which previously passed the Senate. -
“9–8–8” Bill Passes Congress!
On Monday, Sept. 21, NAMI celebrated the passage of S. 2661: the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020. The bill establishes the plan to implement a universal three-digit number, 9-8-8, for mental health crises and suicide prevention. -
NAMI Celebrates Major Step Forward in “9-8-8” Mental Health Crisis Response
Yesterday, Congress passed S. 2661, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, which will head to the President’s desk to be signed into law. -
What Safety Means as a Trauma Survivor
"We must move forward from our painful experiences and find a way to live again." -
NAMI Basics OnDemand Receives Four Excellence Awards
NAMI received four Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards for our NAMI Basics OnDemand education program. The Excellence in Learning Awards recognize the best organizations that have successfully deployed programs and tools that have achieved measurable results. -
NAMI Joins Public–Private Partnership to Advance Early Interventions for Schizophrenia
Today, NAMI announced it has joined the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) Schizophrenia (SCZ), which brings together NIH, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and multiple non-profit and private organizations to work toward meeting the urgent need for early therapeutic interventions for people at risk of developing schizophrenia. -
Making the Most of a Psych Ward Stay: Strategies from a Psychiatric Nurse
Here are some tips to ensure the “first day of the rest of your life” is a healthier one. -
My Friend Is Suicidal: What Should I Do?
It's important to talk about suicide and get our loved ones the help they need. -
From Patient to Survivor
"I knew I had to stop the cycle. I knew I had to survive this." -
An Antidote for the Pandemic-related Mental Exhaustion You’re Feeling
A theory from neuroscience can help us understand why some of us are feeling so worn out by this pandemic — and what we can do about it.