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Help Not Handcuffs: Wisdom of Trauma
June 29, 4-5:30 p.m. ET NAMI Help Not Handcuffs webinar series welcomes Fritzi Horstman, Founder and Executive Director of Compassion Prison Project; Ray Lay, Peer Support Specialist and Member of NAMI Board of Directors; Nathaniel McLeroy, Manager of Youth and Community Engagement; and Vesper Moore, Chief Operating Officer of Kiva Centers. Trauma does not excuse […]
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Help Not Handcuffs: Mental Health Emergencies and Police Response
July 19, 7-8:30 p.m. ET The March 8th Help Not Handcuffs session featuring Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro from “Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops” generated a great deal of audience interest so NAMI has invited them back to continue the conversation and answer more of your questions. Joining the discussion will also be Dirk Butler […] -
Letter to Missouri Governor on Criminal Justice
Letter to Missouri Governor Parson, asking for Johnny Johnson’s death sentence to be commuted to life without parole, given Mr. Johnson’s persistent and profound mental illness and developmental disabilities. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding and Crisis Services
Letter to Congressional Appropriations Committee leaders, urging Congress to continue to make mental health care a national priority and to build on FY 2023 appropriations for 988 and mobile crisis response to meet the expected continued growth in demand. -
Advocacy Resource on Crisis Services and Mental Health Funding
Reimagine Crisis Response Ad in POLITICO for 988’s one-year anniversary, urging continued support and funding for mental health crisis response. -
Letter to President on Criminal Justice
Letter to President Biden asking for Anthony Battle’s death sentence to be commuted to life without parole, given Mr. Battle’s profound mental illness and dementia. -
Regulatory Comment to FCC on Crisis Services
Regulatory comment to the FCC in response to the proposed rule, “Ensuring the Reliability and Resiliency of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications; Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018.” -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Research and Innovation & Criminal Justice
Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leadership requesting $35 million for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), $25 million for the National Institutes of Health and $1 million for the National Institute of Justice to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention. -
Understanding the Necessity of Community First Response
This kind of first response directly improves safety and well-being by connecting people to appropriate care and resources.