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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. -
NAMI is Concerned about Harmful Health Plans
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed changes that would expand the sale of certain types of health insurance plans, called “short-term limited duration plans.” If finalized, this rule could negatively impact access to health and mental health care for people with mental illness. -
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." -
NAMI Opposes the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017
NAMI opposes the H.R. 620, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Education and Reform Act of 2017 scheduled for vote Thursday Feb. 15. This bill would weaken the ADA, a law that ensures people with disabilities, including mental illness, have equal access to all areas of public life.