NAMI News

During the month of May, NAMI will launch the WhyCare? awareness campaign for Mental Health Month. The campaign emphasizes how the “power of caring” can make a life-changing impact on the more than 40 million people in the U.S. who face the day-to-day reality of having a mental health condition. Read More.

During the month of May, NAMI will launch the WhyCare? awareness campaign for Mental Health Month. The campaign emphasizes how the “power of caring” can make a life-changing impact on the more than 40 million people in the U.S. who face the day-to-day reality of having a mental health condition. Read More.

Today, the NAMI Board of Directors has announced the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer, Mary Giliberti, as she departs to pursue more time with her family. Read More.

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness, has announced the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer, Mary Giliberti, effective today, as she departs to pursue more time with her family. Read More.

Register today for SMIAdviser’s free webinar: Addressing Barriers to Clozapine Underutilizationon Thursday, April 25 from 3:00–4:00 p.m. EST
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Register today for SMIAdviser’s free webinar: Shared Decision Making: Activation of Patient/Provider Teams on Friday, April 19 from 12:00–1:00 p.m. EST Read More.

NAMI and 16 national organizations filed an amicus curiae (“friend-of-the-court”) brief to urge the District Court to overturn the ruling to invalidate the Affordable Care Act. Read More.

U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled for the second time against taking Medicaid coverage away from people who do not meet work requirements.  Read More.

Ron Honberg, NAMI’s senior policy advisor, testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee regarding Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs). He emphasized that criteria for ERPOs should be based on specific, real-time behaviors and evidence-based risk factors for violence rather than targeting people with mental illness.  Read More.

Landmark legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate today to help reduce veteran suicides and improve mental health outcomes. The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) will increase access to mental health care, expand diagnostic research and authorize new programs to combat veteran suicides.  Read More.