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Letter To Congressional Leadership On Child And Adolescent Mental Health
Letter to Senator Schumer, expressing disappointment that S.1409, the Kids Online Safety Act, will not be coming up for a floor vote before the end of year and urging for a vote when Congress is back in session in January. -
Letter To Congressional Leadership On Criminal Justice
Letter expressing support for the DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 2577/S. 1137), which would enable the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide officers and agents with mental health resources, reduce stigma, and help prevent suicide. -
Some experts say Santa’s ‘naughty or nice’ list can be harmful to children
Mental health experts checked the “naughty or nice” list in a 2019 NAMI YouTube video, “A Mental Health Message from Santa Claus.” In the clip Santa says, “I think I did this all wrong. It started with good intentions, a way to motivate behavior, to codify gift-giving, to streamline deliveries, but ‘naughty or nice’ — […] -
Regulatory Comment To CMCS And HHS On Parity And Medicaid
Regulatory comment to the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) on Processes for Assessing Compliance with Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). -
Regulatory Comment To CMCS On Parity
Regulatory comment to the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) on Processes for Assessing Compliance with Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). -
Regulatory Comment To CMCS On Parity And Medicaid
Regulatory comment to the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) on Processes for Assessing Compliance with Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). -
Hope Starts With Us: Schizophrenia and Coping with Comedy
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: Featured […]
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New NAMI-Ipsos Poll Finds a Majority of Americans Want Congress to Address the Mental Health Crisis
Today, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released a new poll, conducted by Ipsos, that finds a bipartisan majority of Americans (86%) agree their elected officials need to do more to improve mental health care in the U.S., with only 7% that believe Congress is currently doing the right amount on this issue. -
From Being Fired to Supported: Bipolar Disorder in the Workplace
From Being Fired to Supported: Bipolar Disorder in the Workplace A workplace mental health story of hope: When Wendy experienced her first major manic episode, she was hospitalized and diagnosed with bipolar disorder. As soon as she was able to resume work, her employer placed her on probation and she was eventually fired. When she […] -
Finding Help and Community: A Hispanic Mom and Daughter’s Mental Health Journey
Finding Help and Community: A Hispanic Mom and Daughter’s Mental Health Journey After her daughter was hospitalized due to mental health, Deniece Chi went looking for answers and found NAMI. Walking into her first family support group, she felt welcomed and understood. With the support of NAMI programs, Deniece was able to better communicate with […]