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20220606StatementonCriminalJustice

[…] Psychiatry American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (previously known as CPNP) American Council for School Social Work American Counseling Associatio n American Federation of Teachers American Foundation for Suicide Prevention American Group Psychotherapy Association American Nurses Association American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine American Psychiatric Association American Psychological Ass ociation American School Counselor Association American […]

NAMI_CriminalJusticeSystem-v5 (1)

2 in 5 About                       people  who are incarcerated have a history of mental illness (37% in state and federal prisons and 44% held in local jails).       An estimated       with serious mental  illness are held in solitary confinement inside U.S. prisons.  4,000 people Suicide is the leading cause of death for people  held in local jails.                 of women in prison reported having  a history of mental  illness,  almost twice the percentage of men in prison. 66% 50,000 veterans About                                                     are held in local jails — 55% report  experiencing mental illness.  . Among incarcerated people with a mental  health condition, non-white individuals are  more likely to be held in solitary confinement,  be injured and stay […]

NAMIResolutionAgainstLGBTQDiscrimination

[…] Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning (LGBT Q ) experie nce hig her rates of mental health conditions , such as depression, and significantly higher rates of suicide attempts; and WHEREAS NAMI is str ongly committed to the principle that all individuals, including individuals with mental health conditions , should have e qual access […]

NAMI-letter-to-Congressional-Bill-Sponsors-on-Medicaid-Reentry-Act

[…] in Clinical Social Work American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence American Association Health and Disability American Association of Suicidology American Counseling Association American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Ame rican Jail Association American Psychiatric Association American Psychological Association American Society of Addiction Medicine Anxiety and Depression Association of America Aquila Recovery Clnic, Inc. […]

NAMI-letter-supporting-the-Medicare-Mental-Health-Inpatient-Equity-Act

[…] Disability American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work American Art Therapy Association American Association of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry American Dance Therapy Association American Foundation for Suicide Prevention American Group Psychotherapy Association American Psychiatric Association American Psychological Association American Society of Addiction Medicine Anxiety and Depression Association of America Association for Ambulatory Behavioral […]

MHLG-Letter-to-Honorable-Tina-Smith-April-2019

[…] American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work American Association for Marriage and Family Therap y American Counseling Association American Foundation for Suicide Prevention/SPAN USA American Group Psychotherapy Association American Mental Health Counselors Association American Occupational Therapy Association American Psychiatric Association American Psychoanalytic Association American Psychological Association Anxiety and […]

20210302LettertoCongressionalBillSponsorsonChild-AdolescentMentalHealth

[…] Adolescent Psychiatry American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work American Association of Suicidology American Counseling Association American Foundation for Suicide Prevention American Mental Health Counselors Association American Psychiatric Association American Psychiatric Nurses Association American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) American Psychological Association Anxiety and Depression Association of America […]

NAMI_CriminalJusticeSystem-v5

2 in 5 About                       people  who are incarcerated have a history of mental illness (37% in state and federal prisons and 44% held in local jails).       An estimated       with serious mental  illness are held in solitary confinement inside U.S. prisons.  4,000 people Suicide is the leading cause of death for people  held in local jails.                 of women in prison reported having  a history of mental  illness,  almost twice the percentage of men in prison. 66% 50,000 veterans About                                                     are held in local jails — 55% report  experiencing mental illness.  . Among incarcerated people with a mental  health condition, non-white individuals are  more likely to be held in solitary confinement,  be injured and stay […]

MHLG_Letter_on_Making_Telehealth_Flexibilities_Permanent_2020_5-27-2020

[…] Child and Adolescent Psychiatry American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Ameri can Association on Health and Disability American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work American Federation for Suicide Prevention American Group Psychotherapy Association American Mental Health Counselors Association American Psychiatric Association American Psychological Association American Society of Addiction Medicine Anxiety and Depression Association of […]