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Raising Children with Mental Illness
"We must accept and believe our loved ones to start getting them help. If we don’t, we run the risk of being the reason they don’t get help."
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NAMI Applauds Passage of Opioid Bill, but Calls for More Action
NAMI is encouraged that Congress passed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, a bipartisan bill to address the nation’s opioid crisis. -
The NAMI Man of New Orleans
"Working in peer support helped me feel empowered. Not only could sharing my lived experience be a career, but I could also genuinely help people." -
Spreading Hope Through Peer Support
Being able to connect with a person who has been through a similar experience can help someone achieve their recovery goals. Learn more about this important piece of first episode psychosis programs from the perspective of someone whose been on both sides of peer support. -
Everyone Deserves Adequate Mental Health Care
"There are gross inadequacies and structural problems in the mental health system. More and better family education and outreach are essential in order to mitigate the cultural barriers that play a part in impeding Latino families from realizing and accepting they need help." -
Opioids and Substance Abuse: What Can We Do?
Substance use and abuse is universal and the casualties of drug addiction affect all classes, races and regions of the U.S. We can beat this epidemic with three public health approaches: prevention, screening and treatment. -
Early Psychosis Programs Are Changing Lives—But What if You Can’t Find One?
Until early-psychosis CSC programs are available in every community, NAMI wants young people and their families to know what to do while we push for them to exist everywhere. We can’t afford to wait. -
Doctors Should Be Able to Access Mental Health Information
Health care providers need to know if a person has a substance use disorder in order to treat all health conditions appropriately. Read a powerful testimony about how lack of integrated care can lead to tragic outcomes. -
Know the Signs
Learn about mental illness. Early education and detection might save you from triggering a lifelong condition.
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Accepting My Schizophrenia Diagnosis
My diagnosis was just a fluke, I told myself. Two years later, back at home in Indiana, the symptoms returned. This time worse than the first time.