Mental Health Reform: The Senate Needs to Act
Posted on May 20 2016
Huffington Post
*NAMI CEO Blog
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is the man of the hour. The challenge is whether both the Senate and House of Representatives will act before time runs out.
Michelin, NAMI seek to change conversation about mental illness
Posted on May 20 2016
Greenville News (South Carolina)
*NAMI
NAMI and Michelin North America are seeking to eliminate stigma around mental illness. At a special event, NAMI CEO Mary Giliberti spoke on "Working Well: Princ ipleds for Leading a Mentally Healthy Business."
McConnell, legislature can OK bills to improve mental-health care
Posted on May 10 2016
Lexington Herald Leader
*NAMI Kentucky op-ed
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky needs to bring S.2680, the mental health reform bill that the Senate HELP committee approved unanimously,up for a vote by the full Senate..
Is Mental Health Being Ignored in Presidential Politics?
Posted on May 09 2016
Mental Health Daily (Hogg Foundation)
*NAMI
Candidates szeem mostly to have only scratched the surface. of the issue, Here is a guide to current candidates' platforms,statements, and legislative history regarding mental health at the start of Mental Health Awareness Month. Are they still workIs in progress?
Commentary: Give hope to the mentally ill
Posted on May 01 2016
Greenville News (South Carolina)
*NAMI
Op-ed by NAMI CEO Mary Giliberti on the need to share, experiences, change our culture and create support for those who may need help.
U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High
Posted on Apr 22 2016
New York Times
*NAMI
There wass an alarming increase among girls 10 to 14, whose suicide rate, while still very low, tripled..The rate decreased for just one racial group, African American men, and for only one age group, men and women over 75.