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Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Crisis Services, and Mental Health Funding
Letter urging the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee to take action on the EARLY Minds Act (H.R. 1735/S. 779) to improve youth mental health crisis response. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Crisis Services
Letter urging Congress to include bipartisan, no-cost report language in the FY 26 budget for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Campus Grants. -
What Happens When Your Child’s School Reports Suicidal Ideation
If your child experiences suicidal ideation at school, you probably have questions. Here are some answers from a licensed professional school counselor. -
Register for NAMI’s Ask the Expert Webinar: In–Person, Virtual And Everything In Between – Supporting Families And Children Returning To School
Register for NAMI's Ask the Expert Webinar: "In-Person, Virtual And Everything In Between – Supporting Families And Children Returning To School" on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. ET. -
When Your Parents Have Mental Illness: Healing Childhood Trauma
“Maybe you’ve spent your life watching your mother or father struggle with anxiety, depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder. So, what can you do if you grew up with parents or siblings experiencing mental illness, or in a family with a history of abuse or neglect?” -
Being the Person My 13-Year-Old Self Needed
"Fast-forward six years: I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. It was six years of feeling completely alone. Six years of feeling like I was the only person that felt the way I did. Six years of feeling helpless." -
Helping Children Learn How to Think Positively
With a basic understanding of cognitive behavioral principles, you can teach your child how to process uncomfortable situations at school, at home and on the playground. And not after the fact, but before they even happen. -
Talking About Mental Health Should Start Early
"Maybe if I’d learned more about mental health when I was a teenager, I could have been saved twenty years of struggling with mental illness in silence. That’s why I became a presenter for NAMI Ending the Silence." -
Lessons We Missed as Kids: Practicing Mental Health
Why is physical health prioritized more than psychological health in childhood? What are kids taught to do when they feel lonely? Or when they feel rejected? The answer, usually, is nothing. -
An Important Conversation with My Mom
"Don't be afraid to tell others how you are really feeling the next time someone asks, 'How are you?' It makes all the difference in the world if you have someone who you know genuinely cares. Try to be that person for someone else and see what a difference it will make in your life."