2022

NAMI is grateful that the President’s budget includes such an unprecedented focus on mental health and we urge the House and Senate to prioritize mental health by enacting these key provisions of the President’s budget into law. Read More.

NAMI’s first ever book releasing this fall, “You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health,” is now available to preorder! The book covers topics such as how to get help, pathways to recovery, the intersection of culture and mental health, and many more important topics to guide any person’s mental health journey. Read More.

NAMI celebrates the recent enactment of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. NAMI is grateful for the commitment of health care professionals who continue to brave the front lines every day, and we applaud this new law for helping to save lives.

NAMI applauds the release of this practical resource that outlines clinical pathways, community partnerships, and policy recommendations to better identify and support youth at risk for suicide. Read More.

NAMI Ask the Expert welcomes Robert O. Cotes, M.D., Director of the Clinical & Research Program for Psychosis at Grady Health, Emory University School of Medicine, who will discuss the unique and potentially life-changing benefits of clozapine, an antipsychotic medication used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia.

Join NAMI for the kickoff of the Help Not Handcuffs: A Day in the Life series featuring an abbreviated version of the Emmy award-winning HBO documentary “Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops.”

NAMI is excited to announce registration is now open for NAMICon 2022, our annual convention taking place virtually June 14–16! NAMICon offers low registration fee options that include access to 30+ workshops built around five tracks.

NAMI Ask the Expert welcomes Diana Chao, founder of the nonprofit Letters to Strangers (L2S), who will share her personal mental health journey and present actionable strategies for maintaining mental well-being gathered from eight years of interviews and frontline interventions.

NAMI was saddened to hear of the passing of Eleanor Owen, 101, an influential founding member of NAMI whose journey as an advocate began when her son was diagnosed with schizophrenia.

A recent study by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin has put the power of evidence behind the NAMI Basics Education Program. NAMI Basics participants reported significant increases in parent engagement and activation, as well as intentions to engage with mental health services.