NAMI News

Last week, a bipartisan group of legislators introduced the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives which will help people with mental illness who are caught up in the criminal justice system.

Contact your Senators today to thank them for their support for students with disabilities and ask that the final bill include provisions designed to ensure that students with disabilities, including mental health conditions, are given the opportunity to reach their full academic potential and are protected from harm.

NAMI expresses our condolences to all of the families affected by the tragedy on Germanwings flight 9525 and reassures the public that events like this one involving mental illness are incredibly rare.

The House and Senate Budget Committees called on Congress to change Medicaid, repeal the ACA and balance the budget within 10 years. 

The Medicare Formulary Improvement Act (S. 648) was just introduced to protect mental health medications in Medicare Part D. We need you to take action today!

President Obama's budget proposal for 2016 includes funding for research, services and supports for people living with mental illness and their families.

The President's 2016 budget includes a proposal to move funding among Social Security’s trust funds to ensure that the fund that finances SSDI benefits is not drained as early as the end of 2016.

NAMI and nearly 60 other organizations urged Congress to reject proposed policy changes that would increase co-pays for the brand name version of medications for Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) beneficiaries in Medicare Part D.

The GAO has issued a report emphasizing lack of coordination at the leadership level in the administration of federal programs for children, youth and adults with serious mental illness.

Sgt. Paul of the Plano Police Department in Texas spoke before Congress and explained why crisis intervention teams—and partnerships with NAMI Affiliates—can improve interactions between police and people with mental illness.