NAMI News

On Monday, Sept. 21, NAMI celebrated the passage of S. 2661: the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020. The bill establishes the plan to implement a universal three-digit number, 9-8-8, for mental health crises and suicide prevention. Read More.

Yesterday, Congress passed S. 2661, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, which will head to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Read More.

NAMI received four Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards for our NAMI Basics OnDemand education program. The Excellence in Learning Awards recognize the best organizations that have successfully deployed programs and tools that have achieved measurable results.
 

Today, NAMI announced it has joined the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) Schizophrenia (SCZ), which brings together NIH, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and multiple non-profit and private organizations to work toward meeting the urgent need for early therapeutic interventions for people at risk of developing schizophrenia. Read More.

To help voters across the country, NAMI is pleased to announce the launch of a new website, Vote4MentalHealth.org, that provides information on how to ask candidates about their positions on important issues, updates on how to cast a ballot and reminders for key voting dates in a voter’s state. Read More.

Register for NAMI's Youth Speak: "I’m a young adult and I #Vote4MentalHealth" webinar on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. ET.

NAMI today released a statement on the killing of Daniel Prude from its CEO, Daniel H. Gillison, Jr.
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Register for NAMI's Ask the Expert Webinar: Eating for Better Mental Health on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Read More.

Register for NAMI's Ask the Expert Webinar: "In-Person, Virtual And Everything In Between – Supporting Families And Children Returning To School" on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. ET.

On August 5^th, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act, S. 785, bipartisan legislation focused on efforts to reduce veteran suicide and improve mental health outcomes through improved access to care, better diagnostic tools and increased oversight of VA programs. Read More.