NAMI advocates to improve the lives of people affected by mental health conditions. From the U.S. Capitol to state legislatures to local city councils, the NAMI Alliance uses the power of lived experience to shape how our country helps people with mental illness.
The Public Policy Platform and resolutions, formally approved by the NAMI Board of Directors, provide direction and guidance to the NAMI Alliance on a wide range of policy issues.
Learn about the importance of the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program to keep people with mental illness out of jail and in treatment. Find tools to start a program in your community.
Many important mental health policy decisions happen at the state level. Download important state-specific mental health statistics in a printable PDF format.
NAMI’s public policy reports provide important insights into key issues that affect the lives of people with mental health conditions to inform effective mental health policy.
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