NAMI News

Join us on Friday, June 29 from 5:00–6:30 p.m. EST for our first-ever NAMI Ask the Expert Live broadcasting from the 2018 NAMI National Convention in New Orleans. 

We did it! Thanks to your advocacy, the House passed H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act, yesterday with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 357-57!

NAMI urges an immediate end to the practice of separating families. The future well-being of vulnerable children is at stake. We believe it’s critical to children’s mental health to be with their families and caregivers. 

A report released today called "Short-Term Plans Do Not Cover Life-Saving Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment" highlights the barriers to mental health and substance use coverage in current short-term plans.

Join us on Tuesday, June 26 from 2-3:30 p.m. EST for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration's Sponsored Webinar, “Beating the Clock: Reducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis." 

NAMI released a report highlighting the impossible barriers millions of Americans living with mental health and substance use disorders faced prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed changes that would expand the sale of certain types of health insurance plans, called “short-term limited duration plans.” If finalized, this rule could negatively impact access to health and mental health care for people with mental illness.

Join us on Thursday June 7 from 2-3:30 pm EST for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration Sponsored Webinar, "Enhancing Recovery Through Lived Experience."  

NAMI is pleased to announce the launch of Serving Safely, a national initiative to help police and sheriffs’ departments effectively respond to mental health crises. 

During the month of May, NAMI will observe Mental Health Month to raise awareness of mental illness. This year, NAMI is launching "CureStigma," a new campaign that positions stigma as a “social virus” that is spreading across America.