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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. -
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. -
Regulatory Comment to VA Secretary McDonough on Veteran’s Mental Health
Regulatory comments to VA Secretary McDonough, in support of the proposal to amend the portion of the rating schedule dealing with mental disorders. -
Regulatory Comments to VA Secretary on Veterans Mental Health
Regulatory comments to VA Secretary McDonough, commenting on the proposed rule: Schedule for Rating Disabilities: Mental Disorders. -
It’s Time for New Standards for Mental Health Care
Our current standards for treating mental illness are inherently flawed. -
Regulatory Comments to VA Secretary McDonough on Veteran’s Mental Health
Regulatory comments to VA Secretary McDonough, commenting in favor of the proposal to eliminate copayments for outpatient care and reduce the copayment for medications dispensed to Veterans identified by VA as being at high risk for suicide. -
NAMI Statement on Rise of State Policies Harming LGBTQI Youth
NAMI strongly opposes any policy or legislation that limits or denies access to medical or mental health care or education based on someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. While there’s a higher prevalence of mental health conditions among LGBTQI youth and adults, only half received the mental health treatment they needed. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Veterans Mental Health
Letter to House & Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Leadership, expressing support for Veteran Peer Specialist Act of 2021 (S. 2386/H.R. 4575), which would expand the peer specialist program to every VA medical centers over a five-year period.