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NAMI Announces Expanded Initiative: The Community Health Equity Alliance
The Community Health Equity Alliance (CHEA) is a mental health equity initiative that joins state and local thought leaders and community-based organizations as collaborators under the shared mission of improving serious mental illness (SMI) care for Black/African Ancestry adults. -
How I Cope with Agoraphobia
I believe in acknowledging every milestone. Even trying to overcome your fears is an achievement. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding
Letter to Representatives Napolitano and Stewart for co-chairing the bipartisan Congressional Mental Health Caucus in the 118th session. -
Living Life with Schizophrenia
Living Life with Schizophrenia “Don’t allow your diagnosis to stop you from being who you are!” Meet Danielle, a poet, mental health advocate & academic advisor. She shares what it’s like for her living with schizophrenia. Danielle is a testament that through resilience, the right community, faith and a treatment plan, a full life can […] -
My Battle with Skin Picking
I accepted the help I needed and fought to reach recovery. -
Get Excited! NAMICon 2023 registration is now open!
Get ready to dive into what will be an energizing and inspiring movement, because NAMICon 2023 is soon approaching! We hope you’re as thrilled as we are about what’s to come! -
How I Navigated Gender and Sexuality with Multiple Personalities
Alters can have their own unique identities with different genders, goals, beliefs and roles. -
How Working as a NAMI HelpLine Volunteer Changed My Life
I greatly improved my ‘helping skills,’ and made the choice to find recovery of my own. -
CDC Releases Report on Youth Mental Health from 2011-2021
In February, the CDC released a trends report analyzing a results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey from 2011-2021. Youth mental health has worsened in the past decade, with 42% of high school students reporting feeling sad or hopeless in 2021 – compared to 28% of students in 2011. Additionally, about 1 in 5 students reported seriously considering suicide and 1 in 10 attempted suicide at least once in the past year. The report further highlights the experiences of adolescent girls characterized by higher rates of reported sadness or hopelessness (57%), attempted suicide (13%), and sexual violence (18%) compared to their male peers. To learn more, see the report from the CDC.