From The CEO Political Mud-Slinging, Stigma-Style: Take the stigmaFree Pledge Instead By Mary Giliberti, J.D. | Jul. 06, 2015 From Mary's Huffington Post blog: Read More. An Opportunity for Comprehensive Mental Health Reform By Mary Giliberti, J.D. | Jun. 17, 2015 NAMI has submitted a letter of support to Reps. Murphy and Johnson indicating our appreciation of their leadership and our commitment to work with them to pass comprehensive mental health legislation. Read More. It's Outrageous: Jails and Prisons Are No Place to Treat Mental Illness; Just Ask Paton Blough May. 21, 2015 There is no one solution to the horrors presented in the Callous and Cruel report, but the prescription includes getting people living with mental illness the right help in their communities before the criminal justice system ever gets involved. It includes providing the right kind of treatment and supports in jails or prisons. Read More. Treatment, Not Jail: It’s Time to Step Up By Mary Giliberti, J.D. | May. 05, 2015 The number of people with mental illness in U.S. jails has reached crisis levels. Join The Stepping Up Initiative to help keep people with mental illness out of jail and on the path to recovery. Read More. Take the Pledge: Help Make America Become stigmafree By Mary Giliberti, J.D. | May. 01, 2015 Take the pledge to learn more about mental illness, to see a person for who they are and take action on mental health issues. Read More. The Germanwings Tragedy, Depression and Stigma Apr. 02, 2015 In the case of Flight 9252's co-pilot, the fact is that we don't know his full history yet. We may never know every relevant fact. His precise history of depression, whatever it may have been, may ultimately be seen as unimportant compared to other issues in his life. Read More. NAMI’s Advocacy Agenda: No One Can Do It Alone Feb. 18, 2015 NAMI has set forth an ambitious advocacy agenda to pursue in 2015. Here are our priorities. Read More. Welcome to the New NAMI.org Feb. 09, 2015 I’m excited to announce that NAMI launched its new website last week, a project two years in the making. Making sure we easily connect people with the content and support they need is essential to building a larger American movement and changing the landscape for people and families affected by mental illness. Read More. Looking Forward to 2015 Dec. 23, 2014 NAMI Executive Director Mary Giliberti reflects on 2014—and plans ahead for the new year. Read More. Don't Forget Our Anniversary: The Surgeon General's Report Dec. 22, 2014 This month marked the two-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook elementary school tragedy in Newtown, Conn., in 2012. In a report on State Mental Health Legislation in 2014, NAMI noted that on the first anniversary of the tragedy last year, Americans could see progress flowing from both the White House Conference on Mental Health and state legislation. This year, progress has slowed. Read More. Displaying results 31-40 (of 50) < 1 2 3 4 5 >
Political Mud-Slinging, Stigma-Style: Take the stigmaFree Pledge Instead By Mary Giliberti, J.D. | Jul. 06, 2015 From Mary's Huffington Post blog: Read More.
An Opportunity for Comprehensive Mental Health Reform By Mary Giliberti, J.D. | Jun. 17, 2015 NAMI has submitted a letter of support to Reps. Murphy and Johnson indicating our appreciation of their leadership and our commitment to work with them to pass comprehensive mental health legislation. Read More.
It's Outrageous: Jails and Prisons Are No Place to Treat Mental Illness; Just Ask Paton Blough May. 21, 2015 There is no one solution to the horrors presented in the Callous and Cruel report, but the prescription includes getting people living with mental illness the right help in their communities before the criminal justice system ever gets involved. It includes providing the right kind of treatment and supports in jails or prisons. Read More.
Treatment, Not Jail: It’s Time to Step Up By Mary Giliberti, J.D. | May. 05, 2015 The number of people with mental illness in U.S. jails has reached crisis levels. Join The Stepping Up Initiative to help keep people with mental illness out of jail and on the path to recovery. Read More.
Take the Pledge: Help Make America Become stigmafree By Mary Giliberti, J.D. | May. 01, 2015 Take the pledge to learn more about mental illness, to see a person for who they are and take action on mental health issues. Read More.
The Germanwings Tragedy, Depression and Stigma Apr. 02, 2015 In the case of Flight 9252's co-pilot, the fact is that we don't know his full history yet. We may never know every relevant fact. His precise history of depression, whatever it may have been, may ultimately be seen as unimportant compared to other issues in his life. Read More.
NAMI’s Advocacy Agenda: No One Can Do It Alone Feb. 18, 2015 NAMI has set forth an ambitious advocacy agenda to pursue in 2015. Here are our priorities. Read More.
Welcome to the New NAMI.org Feb. 09, 2015 I’m excited to announce that NAMI launched its new website last week, a project two years in the making. Making sure we easily connect people with the content and support they need is essential to building a larger American movement and changing the landscape for people and families affected by mental illness. Read More.
Looking Forward to 2015 Dec. 23, 2014 NAMI Executive Director Mary Giliberti reflects on 2014—and plans ahead for the new year. Read More.
Don't Forget Our Anniversary: The Surgeon General's Report Dec. 22, 2014 This month marked the two-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook elementary school tragedy in Newtown, Conn., in 2012. In a report on State Mental Health Legislation in 2014, NAMI noted that on the first anniversary of the tragedy last year, Americans could see progress flowing from both the White House Conference on Mental Health and state legislation. This year, progress has slowed. Read More.