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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.

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Letter to Congressional Leadership on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
12/06/2023
Letter to Senator Schumer, expressing disappointment that S.1409, the Kids Online Safety Act, will not be coming up for a floor vote before the end of year and urging for a vote when Congress is back in session in January.
Letter to Congressional Leadership on Criminal Justice
12/06/2023
Letter expressing support for the DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 2577/S. 1137), which would enable the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide officers and agents with mental health resources, reduce stigma, and help prevent suicide.
Regulatory Comment to CMCS and HHS on Parity and Medicaid
12/04/2023
Regulatory comment to the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) on Processes for Assessing Compliance with Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Regulatory Comment to CMCS on Parity
12/04/2023
Regulatory comment to the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) on Processes for Assessing Compliance with Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Regulatory Comment to CMCS on Parity and Medicaid
12/04/2023
Regulatory comment to the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) on Processes for Assessing Compliance with Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Regulatory Comment to CMCS on Medicaid
11/27/2023
Regulatory comment to the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) on Processes for Assessing Compliance with Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Regulatory Comment to ACF on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
11/25/2023
Regulatory comment to the Administration for Children and Families in support of the proposed rule, Safe and Appropriate Foster Care Placement Requirements for Titles IV-E and IV-B, and offering suggestions to strengthen the rule's impact on the mental health of LGBTQI+ children and youth in foster care.
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health Workforce and Criminal Justice
11/21/2023
Letter to Senate Committee on Finance supporting the Better Mental Health Care, Lower Drug Cost, and Extenders Act, which will strengthen the behavioral health workforce, expand access to integrated care, improve telehealth options, increase the accuracy of provider directories, provide important data, and take first steps toward expanding coverage for people in jails and prisons.
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding
11/14/2023
Letter to leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging Congress to pass the complete set of FY 2024 appropriations bills and provide needed increases for the programs addressing critical mental health conditions and substance use.
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Maternal Mental Health
11/14/2023
Letter to the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Committees, requesting additional funding for the Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Grants (MMHSUD) Program and report language for the Maternal Mental Health Hotline.
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