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Dr. Christine Crawford on the TODAY Show: Navigating Mental Health Conversations with Your Child
NAMI Associate Medical Director, Dr. Christine Crawford, on the TODAY Show, where she reveals helpful tips about children and mental health for parents and caregivers as part of Mental Illness Awareness Week. As we continue to recognize Mental Illness Awareness Week, we are excited to share that our very own Associate Medical Director, Dr. Christine […] -
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Crisis Services
Letter in support of the Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act, which would create a SAMHSA grant program to expand the use of evidence-based models for stabilizing individuals with serious thoughts of suicide. -
NAMI Ask the Expert: You Are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers – Expert Contributor Spotlight
This webinar took place on October 17, 2024. The recording is available below. Registration for the event is now closed. Thursday, October 17, 2024 | 4 – 5:00 p.m. ET Register today for the next NAMI Ask the Expert! On October 17, NAMI’s own Dr. Christine Crawford will be joined in conversation by child and […]
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Hope Starts With Us: A Journey to Great Family Support
In this episode, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., is joined by NAMI Connecticut’s Public Policy & Affiliate Relations Manager, Thomas Burr. Thomas shares his family’s story of navigating his son’s mental health condition, along with how the challenges accompanying the condition impacted their family. Listeners will learn how NAMI’s programs and support groups helped […]
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Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Parity and Mental Health Funding
Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting $15 million for the Employee Security Benefits Administration (EBSA) in the Labor-HHS appropriations bill for FY 2025 to review health plans’ parity compliance analyses. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Mental Health Funding
Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committees expressing appreciation for the inclusion of Family Resource Center (FRC) language within the Social Services Block Grant and requesting the Senate language on FRCs be included in the final Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2025 package. -
Study Finds Rates of Anxiety and Depression Still Higher Compared to Pre-COVID
Researchers compared rates of anxiety and depression among U.S. adults before, during, and after the pandemic using baseline data from the National Health Interview Survey and COVID-era data from the CDC Household Pulse Survey.
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NAMI Applauds Move to Better Route 988 Callers for Local Crisis Support
Arlington, VA – Today, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) applauds the new steps to ensure calls to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline are immediately connected to local resources. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that two major telecommunications carriers, Verizon and T-Mobile, will start routing cellular phone calls […] -
Learning More About Clinical Experiences Related to Schizophrenia
The U.S. Mental and Substance Use Disorders Prevalence Study (MDPS) was a landmark research effort designed to provide updated prevalence estimates for mental health conditions – including schizophrenia spectrum conditions – in U.S. adults. In this study, researchers used MDPS data to better understand characteristics associated with schizophrenia spectrum conditions.
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NAMI Releases Issue Brief Exploring Trends in Youth Mental Health State Policy
The United States is going through a youth mental health crisis, with high rates of suicidal ideation, hopelessness and depression. In 2023, more than 1 in 5 high school students seriously considered attempting suicide and 1 in 10 attempted suicide – rates that are even higher for at risk communities, like LGBTQ+ youth. When mental […]