Arlington, VA ��� The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released the following statement from Chief Advocacy Officer Hannah Wesolowski: ���NAMI applauds the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for formally starting the process to ensure calls to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline are routed to the nearest call center for lifesaving help. We���re grateful […]
The nation���s leading mental health organizations applaud the Department of Health and Human Services��� (HHS) newly finalized rules that will help ensure people with mental health and substance use conditions can access covered services within Medicaid, announced yesterday. As the single largest payer for mental health services in the United States, these new Medicaid requirements […]
Starting a NAMI On Campus Club at a College Thank you for your interest in starting a NAMI On Campus Club at your college! NAMI On Campus clubs are student-led, student-run mental health clubs on college campuses. These clubs promote mental health awareness and education to support college students through their transition to college and […]
Former Miss USA and Extra correspondent Cheslie Kryst shared her excitement about writing her first book, finishing the manuscript shortly before she died by suicide in 2022, at age 30. Her family says she battled severe depression for years. Now, her mother, April Simpkins, is honoring her daughter’s wish by publishing her book. It’s called […]
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