NAMI News

In the wake of the Navy Yard tragedy, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has called on the President and Congress to act immediately on mental health legislation that has been stalled since the collapse of the gun debate earlier this year.

 Michael J. Fitzpatrick, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released the following statement concerning about yesterday's tragedy at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Read More.

We are disappointed that DC Comics has decided to host a contest looking for artists to develop ways to depict suicide attempts by one of its main villains – Harley Quinn.  According to the contest website: "Breaking into comics was never this fun. ;)" Read More.

NAMI has been honored with a Platinum Award nomination from PRNews for its outreach and storytelling campaign.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has won national recognition for its "You Are Not Alone" public education campaign. Read More.

In this month’s Ask the Doctor dialogue on adult issues, Dr. Stephen Marder, M.D. discussed treating apathy in schizophrenia.

The summer of 2013 was marked by quite a few stormy stigma incidents in the media.

Supplemental treatment options may provide added benefit for those living with mental illness.

About one-half of all prisoners live with a mental illness. A new study by Oxford University suggests yoga may improve this population's mental well-being.

On Monday, Aug. 5 at 6:17 p.m., John Ferguson, a man living with severe mental illness, was put to death.