NAMI News

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) charged today that when states cut mental health services, costs often are shifted to law enforcement and corrections systems—with almost 25 percent of inmates in prisons and 20 percent of youth in the juvenile justice system living with serious mental illnesses. Read More.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) applauds seven NAMI leaders and colleagues who received consumer leadership honors at the  2010 Voice Awards ceremonies co-hosted by Emmy Award-winner Hector Elizondo and Academy Award winner Louis Gossett Jr. at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on October 13.

In the NAMI Blog this week, Mike Fitzpatrick, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, writes: "Mental illness does not discriminate. It affects Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike." Read More.

One in 10 children has a mental health condition that causes significant impairment and more than half of all lifetime cases begin by age 14, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reported today, but only one-third get the help they need. Read More.

In the newest NAMI Blog entry, Joyce Burland, director of the NAMI   Education, Training & Peer Support Center, reflects on the growth of NAMI’s Family-to-Family program and how such programs play a critical role in supporting families during a time when states mental health budgets are in jeopardy nationwide.

 Housing costs for people living with disabilities who depend on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) can consume 60 and 140 percent of that income, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is praising the U.S. Senate  Banking Committee for its unanimous approval of S.1481, the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act. Read More.

State mental health agencies (SMHAs) provide direct services to between 15 to 60 percent of people living with serious mental illnesses in their states, according to state-by-state figures reported today by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Read More.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has issued a third alert in an Election 2010 series reminding editors, reporters and others to ask all candidates what they intend to do about the nation's mental health crisis.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has launched a new, interactive, online resource center to support children and adults living with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Read More.