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Suicide Warning Signs
Over the last decade, teens have indicated increased feelings of suicidality. It’s important for parents to know the warning signs, learn how to ask the question, and how to navigate a mental health crisis.
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Bullying Warning Signs
Parents and caregivers need to pay close attention to their child’s behavior if they believe they’re involved in bullying. Use this resource to learn the warning signs and get tips about starting a conversation with children about bullying.
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Letter to the VA on Veterans’ Mental Health and Medication Access
Letter urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to make all clinically appropriate non-opioid therapies available to all Americans seeking care at a VA facility. -
Advocacy Resource on Veterans’ Mental Health, Research and Treatment Innovation, and Mental Health Funding
Endorsement of Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research (FOVA)’s FY 26 recommendation of at least $1.2 billion for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research program. -
NAMI-led Introductory Letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy
Letter to HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to congratulate him on his confirmation, introduce the Mental Health Liaison Group, and encourage him to bring the voice of lived experience to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Maternal Mental Health and Veterans’ Mental Health
Letter to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services, requesting that the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) include House language to create a pilot program that would prevent perinatal mental health conditions in pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed Forces and covered beneficiaries. -
Four Decades of Resilience: One Family’s Perspective on Our Mental Health System
My daily work keeps me busy with priorities focused on developing strategies and initiatives launching and commercializing holistic therapies that have vast potential to impact lives in the mental health space. Healthcare has always been endlessly fascinating to me, but this work is especially close to my heart. Over the last four decades, my family […] -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Maternal Mental Health and Veterans’ Mental Health
Letter to House and Senate Committees on Armed Services leadership to request inclusion of S. 3641/H.R. 7087, the Maintaining Our Obligation to Moms Who Serve (MOMS) Act of 2024, which would direct DOD to create a pilot program to implement evidence-based maternal mental health programs at military treatment facilities, in the FY25 National Defense Authorization […] -
Regulatory Comment to the Department of Defense on Veterans’ Mental Health and Health Coverage
Regulatory comment to the Department of Defense indicating support of the recommendations proposed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in GAO-24-106597, Defense Health Care: DOD Assessment Needed to Ensure TRICARE Behavioral Health Coverage Goals Are Being Met. -
Advocacy Resource on Research and Treatment Innovation and Veterans’ Mental Health
Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research (FOVA) FY 2025 budget recommendations, urging Congress to continue its robust growth in the VA research program.
