NAMI works with policymakers to advance priority issues and ensure that the voice of people affected by mental illness is considered in policymaking. Read NAMI’s recent letters to federal leaders, submitted comments and testimony and other resources.
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding
03/17/2021
Letter to House Appropriations Committee Leadership, requesting $3.75 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) in its mission to help people and communities prevent chronic diseases and promote health and wellness for all.
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Maternal Mental Health
03/11/2021
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership, requesting an increase in funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Maternal Mental Health Hotline by $2 million dollars and the Screening and Treatment of Maternal Depression and Related Behavioral Disorders Program by $5 million dollars.
Letter to CDC Director on COVID-19
03/05/2021
Letter to CDC Acting Director Walensky, urging the CDC to add serious mental illness to the list of health conditions that pose an increased risk to adults of severe illness from the virus that causes COVID-19.
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on COVID-19 & Telehealth
03/03/2021
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors, expressing support for the Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act, which would require group health plans and health insurers to cover mental health and substance use disorder telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Letter to Congressional Leadership on Medicaid & Crisis Services
02/25/2021
Letter to Congressional Leadership, expressing support for enhanced federal Medicaid support for community-based mobile crisis intervention services as currently included in the proposed American Rescue Plan Act for individuals experiencing mental health and substance-use disorder crises.