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Regulatory Comment to NCQA on Maternal Mental Health and Research and Treatment Innovation
Comment in response to the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)’s 2024 request for public comment on HEDIS Perinatal Depression Screening Measures, urging NCQA to add anxiety screening to the measures, require mandatory reporting of the measures, and exclude screening by insurer/health plan staff. -
Thriving on the Bipolar Spectrum: Changing the Narrative with Stories of Lived Experience
We’re now on a shared mission to end the stigma, maximize healing and save lives by spreading education and inspiration. -
Critical Things to Know About Emotions for Mental Health and Healing
Emotions can't necessarily be stopped or prevented, but we do have control over how we respond to them. -
Dealing with Intrusive Thoughts
To address these often-debilitating thoughts, we need to understand how they manifest themselves in each mental health condition. -
Using Lived Experience to Adapt Mental Health Language
By using the language of people with lived experience, we can create a more person-centered approach to the way we all talk about mental health. -
Advancing Discovery for New, Better Treatments
NAMI is proud to share our new white paper: “Working Together to Advance Discovery and Reignite Hope: Advocacy, Academia, Industry and Government Push for New Mental Health Treatment Options.”
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Why Suicide Reporting Guidelines Matter
The fact is: how we talk about, write about and report on suicide matters. For someone already considering suicide, it’s possible to change their thoughts into action by exposing them to detailed suicide-related content, including graphic depictions or explanations of the death or revealing the method used. -
Preventing a Generation from Struggling in Silence
If we fail to teach the younger generations about mental health, they may struggle alone rather than talk to people who can help them. They may feel ashamed for what they experience rather than know it’s not their fault. They may even take their lives. -
Substance Use Carries Mental Health Risks—Yes, Even Marijuana
"We know serious mental illness and substance use disorders often co-occur. And I believe there is room for researching the medical potential of marijuana’s components. But pretending that marijuana is a harmless substance is not the way to help our loved ones." -
Keys to Managing Schizophrenia
"Schizophrenia is not a hopeless situation—people living with schizophrenia can experience recovery and live fulfilling lives. I’m an example of that."