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Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Research and Treatment Innovation and Mental Health Funding
Letter to House and Senate Committee leadership encouraging Congress to support robust FY 25 funding of at least $740M via the BRAIN Initiative for research on the causes, cures, and prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders. -
Leading Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Organizations Celebrate Major Milestone for the 988 Lifeline and Crisis Response
10 states now sustainably fund the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; groups urge others to act WASHINGTON– With this week’s enactment of Vermont H. 657, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), Inseparable and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) celebrate Vermont marking the 10th state in the nation to adopt measures that will […] -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Research and Treatment Innovation and Mental Health Funding
Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting $35 million for the CDC, $25 million for the NIH, and $1 million for the NIJ to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention. -
Advocacy Resource on Health Equity, Social Supports and Research and Treatment Innovation
NAMI’s comments in response to the NIMH RFI on social determinants of health, urging NIMH to fund research that moves beyond identifying social determinants of mental health disparities, and instead identify state/community level solutions that have successfully addressed these drivers and strategies for scaling up these solutions at the federal level. -
Regulatory Comment to the Bureau of Justice Statistics on Criminal Justice and Research and Treatment Innovation
Comment to the Bureau of Justice Statistics in support of efforts to collect information through the tool, “Capital Punishment Report of Inmates Under Sentence of Death,” and recommending the tool collect information on mental health treatment and diagnosis to document the disproportionate use of capital punishment toward people with serious mental illness. -
Comfort with Talking to Others about Mental Health
A survey conducted by Pew Research Center illuminates how comfortable Americans are in discussing their mental health with different types of people.
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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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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. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Research and Treatment Innovation, Mental Health Funding and Criminal Justice
Letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting the highest possible funding level in the FY 25 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) within the Department of Justice. -
Advocacy Resource on Research and Treatment Innovation and Veterans’ Mental Health
Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research (FOVA) FY 2025 budget recommendations, urging Congress to continue its robust growth in the VA research program.