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NAMI Elects New Board of Directors in Conjunction with NAMICon 2021 Virtual Event
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today announced the election of its new board of directors. Shirley J. Holloway, Ph.D., was elected to serve a second term as board president of the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization. -
NAMICon 2021 Virtual Event Honors Mental Health Leaders
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has honored and presented awards for exemplary national, state and local leadership as part of Virtual NAMICon 2021. Read about our awards and 2021 award winners. -
How the Mental Health Community Can Support Black Mental Health
Having cultural competence and empathy, to me, does not mean simply addressing the issue in my practice, but speaking up on a larger scale. -
Finding my Voice in Therapy as a South Asian
I’ve come to see therapy like a compass, the center from which I can chart my course. Each week, we venture forward toward a better self. -
How Lived Experience and Identity Shape Mental Health Counseling
Navigating identity as a professional counselor becomes wildly complex when paired with intersecting racial, ethnic, religious, gender and other identities. -
NAMI Urges Swift Action to Reimagine Crisis Response Ahead of 988 Launch Next Year
In the year before 988 becomes widely available, we need all levels of government to ensure that no matter when or where people call 988, there are well-trained staff to answer the call, mobile crisis teams to provide an in-person response, and crisis stabilization programs that can get people on the path to follow-up care. -
NAMICon 2021: Bringing People Together for Mental Health – The Time is Now, Virtual Event on July 27-28
The theme of NAMICon 2021 is "Bringing People Together for Mental Health – The Time is Now" and includes sessions focused on advancing mental health research, crisis care that focuses on building community mental health resources, culture and identity disparities in mental health, and youth and young adult mental health. -
How School-Based Mental Health Providers Can Help Hispanic/Latinx Students
It is not that parents do not want to engage with school-based mental health professionals, it is more like we are not properly engaging them. -
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. -
Stereotypes and Seeking Care in a Racialized America
We are more alike than we are different, so why do these stereotypes and assumptions keep getting in the way?