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Hope Starts With Us: Turning to Art and Community for Mental Health Support
You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at nami.org/podcast. We hope this podcast encourages you, inspires you, helps you and brings you further into the collective to know: you are not alone. Episodes will air every other Wednesday and will be available on most major directories and apps. Episode Audio: Episode […]
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NAMI’s “Take the Moment” Campaign Celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today launched Take the Moment, a campaign that empowers people to collectively embrace the power of now for Mental Health Awareness Month 2024. As stigma around mental health persists and the national mental health crisis evolves, Take the Moment encourages individuals to prioritize and talk […] -
Advocacy Resource on Medication Access and Health Equity
Advocacy resource urging support for designating the first full week of May as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. -
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Medicaid
Letter to Congressional sponsors of the Medicaid Bump Act of 2024, expressing support for the legislation, which would incentivize states to expand coverage of behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use service. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Maternal Mental Health and Mental Health Funding
Letter to House and Senate Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee leadership in support of $1B for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant in FY25. -
Improving Well-Being and Reducing Distress on a College Campus through Birdwatching
Research suggests that nature-based experiences can have a positive impact on mental health. In a pilot study, researchers explored this relationship among college students and staff, with a specific focus on birdwatching.
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NAMI Statement on New FCC Rulemaking on 988 Georouting
Arlington, VA – The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released the following statement from Chief Advocacy Officer Hannah Wesolowski: “NAMI applauds the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for formally starting the process to ensure calls to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline are routed to the nearest call center for lifesaving help. We’re grateful […] -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Workforce, Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Mental Health Funding
Letter to House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Committees requesting $250M to be split between the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant and the Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant programs in FY 2025. -
Letter to HHS on Research and Treatment Innovation and Medicare
Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra seeking greater data collection and focus on incentivizing integrated behavioral healthcare in the CMS Innovation Center’s new primary care model, ACO Flex. -
Leading Mental Health Organizations Applaud Strengthening of Mental Health and Substance Use Access in Medicaid Under Historic New Rules
The nation’s leading mental health organizations applaud the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) newly finalized rules that will help ensure people with mental health and substance use conditions can access covered services within Medicaid, announced yesterday. As the single largest payer for mental health services in the United States, these new Medicaid requirements […]