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How Biking Helped My PTSD
"Sometimes I’d feel like I did not have the energy to carry on with life. Biking helped me feel alive again." -
Congress Passes New Bill to Improve Veterans’ Mental Health Care
On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, NAMI celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives’ unanimous passage of a landmark bipartisan bill, S. 785, The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act. -
NAMI Applauds Victory for Veterans’ Mental Health
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a landmark bipartisan bill, S. 785, The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act, which previously passed the Senate. -
Understanding the Challenges Veterans Face
The term "moral injury" was coined in 2009 by Dr. Jonathan Shay, but the issue has been affecting veterans for much longer than a short seven years. Learn more here.
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Veteran Success and Survival Depends on Advocacy
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Veterans and Military Council (NVMC) advises NAMI leadership on issues of importance affecting the mental health of warriors, veterans and their families.