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Letter to Congressional Leadership on Medicare and Crisis Services
Letter to Congressional leadership, urging the enactment of Medicare mobile crisis intervention services in the Medicare program in the end-of-the-year legislative package. -
Help Not Handcuffs: Restorative Justice
October 20, 5:00 p.m. ET Join us for thoughtful discussion about the topic of restorative justice. In this webinar, panelists will share their diverse perspectives, stories and successes as they promote justice diversion through restorative practices and connection. This session will be moderated by Nina Richtman, Director of NAMI’s Justice Diversion Task Force. Those who […]
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Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Criminal Justice
Letter to Representatives Bass, Issa, Trone, and Chabot in support of H.R.8637, the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022, which would direct the U.S. Attorney General to develop training curricula to help educate law enforcement officers and covered mental health professionals about how best to respond to behavioral health crises. -
988 and What It Means for Families of People with Serious Mental Illness
A SAMHSA-Sponsored Webinar And Roundtable Discussion 988*, the new three-digit number for mental health and suicidal crises, is now available nationwide. 988 is poised to change the way communities respond to people in crisis, connecting individuals to trained crisis counselors that can provide de-escalation and mental health intervention services by phone. This new number holds […]
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Mobile Crisis Teams: Providing an Alternative to Law Enforcement for Mental Health Crises
People experiencing a mental health emergency deserve quick access to effective mental health care. -
Advocacy Resource on Crisis Services and Mental Health Funding
NAMI ad in the Washington Post announcing 988’s availability and calling for continued work on improving mental health crisis response. -
Regulatory Comment to HHS Secretary on Medicare & Criminal Justice
Regulatory comments to HHS Secretary Becerra, speaking in favor of the proposed special enrollment periods for exceptional conditions, including incarceration. -
NAMI Membership Elects New Board of Directors During NAMICon 2022
NAMI today announced the election of its new Board of Directors. Joyce Campbell, J.D., was elected to serve as Board President of the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization. -
NAMICon 2022 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 “NAMICon 2022, Together for Mental Health,” one of the nation’s largest gatherings of leaders and advocates across the mental health community. -
Statement on Criminal Justice
Statement from national mental health organizations on national gun violence crisis.