Aug 31, 2022
In NAMI’s Ask the Expert: Suicide Prevention Webinar Series, NAMI welcomes our colleagues at AFSP and The JED Foundation, as well as contributors to NAMI’s first-ever book “You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health,” to share their work and experience in a variety of suicide prevention efforts. Read More.
Aug 30, 2022
A new National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Teen Poll, conducted by Ipsos, found that teens who are struggling with their mental health are looking to their schools and parents for information and support. Read More.
Aug 12, 2022
Daniel H. Gillison Jr., CEO of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), has been named to the 25th annual edition of The NonProfit Times’ (NPT) Power & Influence Top 50 list and will be honored next month at a gala at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Read More.
Aug 1, 2022
It’s back to school time, and to help teachers, parents and students prepare and prioritize youth mental health, we have a suite of resources to share. Read More.
Aug 1, 2022
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today launched a nationwide SMS/text message support option for the NAMI HelpLine, adding a communications medium that is overwhelmingly preferred by young people — a population experiencing an unprecedented mental health crisis. Read More.
Jul 18, 2022
After years of advocacy and preparation, 988 is now available nationwide as the new number to contact for mental health, substance use and suicide crises, a simple, easy-to-remember way for people to get help. Read More.
Jul 14, 2022
Watch these learning community sessions to understand how to manage biases while working with diverse families, how culture influences communication and more. Read More.
Jul 12, 2022
NAMI Help Not Handcuffs Webinar welcomes Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro from “Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops”; Dirk Butler from the Center for Policing Equity and Ron Bruno from CIT International. Read More.
Jul 1, 2022
This July, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) honors Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month — designated in 2008 by the U.S. House of Representatives — by advocating for underserved groups to have early access to quality mental health care. Read More.
Jun 29, 2022
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) announced today that it is closing its national office for the week of July 4-July 8 to provide employees paid time off for a Rest Up Week. NAMI is encouraging its employees to use that week to step away from all work demands and to recharge and rest — taking care of their mental and physical health.
Read More.NAMI HelpLine is available M-F, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. Call 800-950-6264,
text “helpline” to 62640, or chat online. In a crisis, call or text 988 (24/7).