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How I Founded The Company I Needed During My Journey with OCD
I was certain that digital technology could help people find the right diagnosis, community and treatment. -
NAMI’s National Office to Take Paid Mental Health Week
NAMI’s national office will close Aug. 1-Aug. 8. NAMI is encouraging its employees to use that week to step away from work demands and to recharge and rest — taking care of their mental and physical health. The NAMI HelpLine will remain operational from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. ET Monday-Friday. -
Criminal Justice Involvement of People with Serious Mental Illness
"It is easier to dismiss the need for change when we focus only on the individual and the criminal act, and not broader socioeconomic issues." -
Letter to Senate Bill Sponsors on Mental Health Workforce
Letter to Senators Kaine, Reed, Cassidy, and Young, expressing support for the reintroduction of the “Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act” (S. 610/H.R. 1667), which would help increase access to behavioral health services and evidence-based treatment for health care professionals. -
Letter to House Bill Sponsors on Mental Health Workforce
Letter to Representatives Wild, Krishnamoorthi, Chu, and McKinley, expressing support for the reintroduction of the “Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act” (S. 610/H.R. 1667), which would help increase access to behavioral health services and evidence-based treatment for health care professionals. -
Black Mental Health and the Importance of 988 Legislation
"The intersectionality of racism, mental health, law enforcement, homelessness and often self-medication via illicit drug use has decimated the Black community." -
Criminal Justice Reform Means Reforming the Mental Health System
Robust crisis-response systems include services such as 24/7 crisis hotlines, crisis respite centers, mobile outreach and mobile crisis units. -
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Medicare & Mental Health Workforce
Letter to Representatives Thompson and Katko, expressing support for the reintroduction of H.R. 432, the “Mental Health Access Improvement Act,” which would allow licensed mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists to bill Medicare for medically necessary behavioral health services. -
On Inauguration Day, NAMI Calls for Addressing Mental Health: the Silent Epidemic within the Pandemic
As the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) congratulates President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their inauguration today. NAMI looks forward to working with the new administration to build better lives for the millions of people in our country who are affected by mental illness. -
By July 2022, 9–8–8 will be the Nationwide Mental Health Crisis and Suicide Prevention Number
The law enables states to enact fees similar to those in place for 9-1-1 that will support the need for expanded services at the local level to receive and respond to crisis calls.