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NAMI Honors Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Highlights Vital Support and Education Efforts
This July, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) honors the legacy of Bebe Moore Campbell, a trailblazer who tore down barriers to mental health care in underserved communities. Her work crossed boundaries of race, ethnicity and identity, helping to destigmatize people who seek mental health care. -
Honoring and Upholding Bebe Moore Campbell’s Legacy
In response to the pain and injustice she witnessed, Campbell became a tireless activist for underserved communities in the mental health space. -
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Child and Adolescent Mental Health & Mental Health Workforce
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors supporting H.R. 2412, the Helping Kids Cope Act, which aims to expand the availability of a variety of pediatric mental health services and invest in the pediatric mental and behavioral health workforce. -
Hope Starts With Us: More Than Enough
In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. speaks with NAMI Ambassador Mayan Lopez about NAMI’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Month, “More Than Enough,” and how she is using her new show “Lopez vs. Lopez” to combat stigma and have important conversations about mental health in Latinx communities and across generations. Tune in to hear important insights and anecdotes from Mayan’s own journey with mental health, combatting imposter syndrome and learning to embrace the truth that she is more than enough just as she is.
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Reminding My Younger Self That I’m “More Than Enough”
When I think about the pain my 10-year-old self was hiding, I wish I could tell her that she was more than enough, just as she was. -
The Dual Life of Being a Peer with Bipolar Disorder and a Mental Health Clinician
I'm still fleshing out the nuances of inhabiting both sides of this space: peer and clinician. -
Losing a Client to Suicide: Navigating the Aftermath as a Therapist
I was recently inducted into a club I never wanted to be a part of — I call it the “Therapist’s Worst Nightmare Club.” -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Workforce
Letter to Senate HELP Committee leadership in response to the request for information (RFI) on the health care workforce shortage. -
How Working as a NAMI HelpLine Volunteer Changed My Life
I greatly improved my ‘helping skills,’ and made the choice to find recovery of my own. -
How to Help Yourself and Others with Suicidal Ideation
Survival is something to celebrate but so is the journey.