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 HHS Secretary on Crisis Services
05/24/2021
Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra and OMB Acting Director Young urging a timely release of the report on resources necessary to make 988 operational and effective and asking that the President's budget requests in future fiscal years reflect the report's recommendations.
Letter to Congressional Leadership on Crisis Services
05/21/2021
Letter to Congressional leadership, urging Congress to pair recent investments in broader mental health services with a directed investment to build out a national 988 crisis infrastructure of crisis call centers, mobile crisis teams and stabilization services.
Coalition Statement on Health Coverage
05/06/2021
Coalition statement urging Congress and the Biden Administration to include additional health care priorities in the next legislative package.
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding
05/05/2021
Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee Leadership urging consideration of legislation that was passed last Congress to help prevent suicide, enable diagnosis and treatment for substance use disorders, and provide overall support patients with mental health conditions.