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NAMI FaithNet is a network of members, friends, clergy and congregations who encourage faith communities to be welcoming and supportive of people living with mental illness.
Jump To: Episode Video Featured Guest Share Transcript About the Guest Host In March NAMI recognized National Criminal Justice Month, and guest host Hannah Wesolowski, NAMI’s Chief Advocacy Officer, sat down to chat with Bureau of Justice Assista...
On March 23 & 24 two focus groups were convened to review Episode L504 and Episode L505 of a new ABC television series called Wonderland.
National and state leaders of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) have called on Governor George Pataki of New York for a statewide investigation of neglect and abuse of people with mental illness in the for-profit "board and care" (adult home) industry.
NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw. Nobel Prize winner John Nash. President Abraham Lincoln. Profiles of courage and recovery from mental illness. Today, tens of thousands of Americans are taking to the streets to raise public awareness that recovery is indeed possible.
We commissioned this important survey during the pandemic to get a clearer understanding of how different communities are faring. Younger adults (18–34) experience greater concerns about the judgment and stigma they may experience from seeking out treatment. When they do seek...
This past Monday, Aug. 24th, mental health advocates including family members, allies, professionals and others personally impacted by mental illness gathered in D.C. to march and rally to change the misperceptions about mental health. The exciting event, Destination Digni...
NAMI commends Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D. for his leadership in producing the National Suicide Prevention Strategy being released today, building on his Call to Action to Prevent Suicide in 1999.
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), with 220,000 members and 1200 state and local affiliates nationwide, is - proud to stand with Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Paul Wellstone (D-MN), Mrs. Rosalyn Carter, and others in support of S 543, the Mental Health Eq...
"NAMI will be proud to give this award to each of them, for making a difference both with the movie and the dialogue that has followed."
Providing both doctors and parents with complete information represents sound clinical practice. Discussion of benefits and risks in prescribing any medication or course of treatment is essential.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has released the responses of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama to a detailed questionnaire about mental health care—along with highlights of the Democratic and Republican platforms.
As part of our StigmaFree campaign, we are trying to encourage college campuses around the country to help us build our movement.
To help put a thoughtful plan into place should a mental health condition arise, NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) and The Jed Foundation have created this guide to help start the conversation. It offers both parents and students the opportunity to learn mo...