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 President Biden on Research and Innovation
11/07/2022
Letter to President Biden, urging the Administration to convene a summit of stakeholders from across the health care system to identify immediate and long-term solutions on the issue of emergency room boarding.
Regulatory Comment to Biden Administration on Medicaid
11/07/2022
Regulatory comments to CMS, on the proposed rule, Streamlining the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes.
Letter to Congressional Leadership on Social Supports
11/03/2022
Letter to Congressional leadership, urging immediate action to assure that the Social Security Administration (SSA) has the resources it needs through the FY23 President’s budget request to restore staffing after two years of record-high attrition.
Letter to Congressional Leadership on Social Supports
10/18/2022
Letter to Congressional leadership urging passage of the Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act, which would help college students with disabilities better access needed disability services.
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Criminal Justice
10/14/2022
Letter to Representatives Bass, Issa, Trone, and Chabot in support of H.R.8637, the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022, which would direct the U.S. Attorney General to develop training curricula to help educate law enforcement officers and covered mental health professionals about how best to respond to behavioral health crises.