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Medicaid State Fact Sheets

Medicaid is the largest funder of mental health services in the U.S. Download state-specific statistics on Medicaid and mental health (as of 2025) to share with decision makers to help inform their policy positions and protect Medicaid. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa […]

Navigating the Criminal Justice System

COMING SOON A NAMI resource guide for people with mental illness and their families impacted by the criminal justice system NAMI will be releasing a new guide for people with mental illness and their families who become involved in the criminal justice system. In this forthcoming guide, you���ll find: Information to help you better understand […]

NAMI Ask the Expert: Advancing Schizophrenia Research – Integrating Lived Experience and Scientific Progress in the AMP SCZ Initiative

Thursday, April 24, 2025 | 4:00 ��� 5:30 p.m. ET This presentation provides an in-depth overview of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership�� Schizophrenia (AMP SCZ) initiative, a collaborative effort aimed at enhancing our understanding of the critical period before the first onset of psychosis in those who go on to develop schizophrenia. Participants will explore the […]

Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Deeply Unpopular Across Party Lines, New NAMI-Ipsos Poll Finds

Arlington, VA ��� Americans are deeply and overwhelmingly opposed to slashing funding for Medicaid, according to new polling data released today by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Seven in ten Americans, including a majority across party lines, disagree that Medicaid funding should be cut to reduce government spending, and nearly eight in 10 […]

Statement from Leading Mental Health and Substance Use Organizations on Drastic HHS Staffing Reductions

Today, 12 leading national mental health and substance use organizations released a statement following the announcement of drastic staffing cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): As the nation���s leading mental health, suicide prevention, and substance use organizations, we are deeply alarmed by the widespread, immediate staffing cuts and dismantling of […]

Hope Starts With Us: Mental Health is Health

In this episode, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. is joined by Elliott Connie, a psychotherapist and advocate for mental health. This discussion focuses on Elliott Connie���s solution focused therapy practice, men���s mental health, and opening up conversations about mental health within Black communities.

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NAMI Featured in Dear Abby: The Importance of Mental Health Support

Trigger warning: this news item contains mention of self-harm and suicide. A recent Dear Abby column highlights the vital role of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in providing support for individuals facing mental health challenges. The letter comes from a father whose 38-year-old daughter attempted suicide and was subsequently abandoned by her fianc�� […]

NAMI Raises Concerns About Administration’s Proposed HHS Overhaul

Arlington, VA ��� Today, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plan to reorganize the agency and make major staff and structural changes that would impact our national efforts to address America���s mental health, suicide, and substance use crises. […]