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NAMI Applauds FCC Requiring Georouting for Texts to 988
Arlington, VA — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) believes the best response to a person in a mental health crisis is connection to local resources. NAMI is grateful to the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) decision on July 24 to improve local connection by voting to require all wireless phone carriers to implement georouting […] -
Letter to Congressional Leadership on Mental Health Workforce and Mental Health Funding
Letter urging the Senate to reject higher education provisions in the House-passed budget reconciliation bill that directly impact health professions students, and ultimately, the health care workforce, including the behavioral health fields. -
Congressional Testimony on Mental Health Funding, Crisis Services, and Research and Treatment Innovation
Outside Witness Testimony from NAMI’s Chief Advocacy Officer to the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, requesting FY26 funding for 988 and the Community Mental Health Block Grant within SAMHSA and NIMH. -
Regulatory Comment on Medicare and Research and Treatment Innovation
NAMI regulatory comment encouraging CMS to implement a star rating system that prioritizes patient experience as part of the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Quality Reporting Program. -
Letter to Congressional Leadership on Research and Treatment Innovation and Mental Health Funding
Letter urging the House and Senate Labor-HHS Subcommittees and the Agriculture Committee to prioritize SAMHSA’s Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders, the HHS Office on Women’s Health, and eating disorders prevention for FY26. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Workforce, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, and Mental Health Funding
Letter to House and Senate appropriations leadership requesting $250 million to be split between the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant and the Mental Health Services Professional Demonstration Grant programs in FY 2026. -
Patient and Staff Experiences with Telehealth for Suicide Prevention in the Emergency Department
To understand whether telehealth could help supplement emergency department (ED) resources, researchers implemented the Telehealth to Improve Prevention of Suicide (TIPS) program in two Massachusetts EDs and analyzed patient and staff feedback.
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Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Research and Treatment Innovation
Letter to bill sponsors in support of the COMPLETE Care Act (S.931/H.R.2509), legislation that would improve access to timely and effective behavioral health care treatment by incentivizing primary care to adopt, implement and progress along the integrated care continuum. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Research and Treatment Innovation and Mental Health Funding
Letter to leaders of House and Senate Appropriation Committees to provide $35 million for the CDC, $25 million for the NIH, and $1 million for the NIJ for critical gun violence prevention research. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Research and Treatment Innovation and Mental Health Funding
Letter to Congressional leaders, urging greater transparency and oversight regarding potential federal agency Reduction-in-Force and reorganization plans that would impact our nation’s scientific enterprise and public health infrastructure.