NAMI News

"NAMI extends its condolences to Mark Costello's family. We share the sadness of all those in the community who loved and respected him.

Please help us support The Mental Health and Safe Communities Act introduced by Senator John Coryn. 

Last week, the U.S. Senate adjourned for its August recess but not before introducing two major mental health bills. 

This morning, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the "Mental Health and Safe Communities Act," a bill designed to prevent unnecessary incarceration of people with mental illness and enhance treatment and services for individuals while they are in correctional facilities and following release.

The Board of Directors of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has elected Marilyn Ricci of Connecticut as president of the national organization's board of directors.  

This webinar will walk you through NAMI’s new program NAMI Homefront, a 6-session educational program offered for free to families, caregivers and friends of military service members and Veterans experiencing symptoms of mental health conditions.

NAMI has launched "Hope Starts with You," a new campaign of PSAs for television. The two PSAs featured in the campaign emphasize the difference that individuals can make in helping the 1 in 5 Americans who live with mental illness in any given year. 

Former California Senate President Darrell Steinberg and Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey honored on July 9 at the NAMI National Convention in San Francisco.

This week the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the 21st Century Cures Act. This legislation advances the development of new treatments for a broad range of illnesses—including mental illness.

"The Supreme Court's decision in King v. Burwell is both a victory and a sigh of relief for millions of Americans, including people living with mental illness, who will be able to keep their health insurance.