2020

NAMI received four Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards for our NAMI Basics OnDemand education program. The Excellence in Learning Awards recognize the best organizations that have successfully deployed programs and tools that have achieved measurable results.
 

Today, NAMI announced it has joined the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) Schizophrenia (SCZ), which brings together NIH, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and multiple non-profit and private organizations to work toward meeting the urgent need for early therapeutic interventions for people at risk of developing schizophrenia. Read More.

To help voters across the country, NAMI is pleased to announce the launch of a new website, Vote4MentalHealth.org, that provides information on how to ask candidates about their positions on important issues, updates on how to cast a ballot and reminders for key voting dates in a voter’s state. Read More.

Register for NAMI's Youth Speak: "I’m a young adult and I #Vote4MentalHealth" webinar on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. ET.

NAMI today released a statement on the killing of Daniel Prude from its CEO, Daniel H. Gillison, Jr.
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Register for NAMI's Ask the Expert Webinar: Eating for Better Mental Health on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Read More.

Register for NAMI's Ask the Expert Webinar: "In-Person, Virtual And Everything In Between – Supporting Families And Children Returning To School" on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. ET.

On August 5^th, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act, S. 785, bipartisan legislation focused on efforts to reduce veteran suicide and improve mental health outcomes through improved access to care, better diagnostic tools and increased oversight of VA programs. Read More.

NAMI is extremely frustrated by today’s U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in ACAP v. Treasury, upholding the Administration’s regulation allowing for the sale of harmful short-term, limited duration (STLD) plans as a substitute for comprehensive health insurance. Read More.

Today, NAMI, in partnership with CIT International and other national organizations working in mental health and policing, released an open letter responding to President Trump’s June 16^th executive order, “Safe Policing for Safe Communities.” Read More.