NAMI News

As the nation confronts an ongoing mental health crisis, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) praises President Biden for continuing to prioritize mental health in his administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget proposal, released earlier today.  Read More.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) was saddened to hear of the passing of H. Bernard Smith, the first executive director of NAMI whose leadership and advocacy created a lasting impact on the lives of so many families and individuals affected by mental health conditions. Read More.

Join us for the second session of the NAMI Ask the Expert: “You Are Not Alone” Book Series, Family Communication. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ken Duckworth will have a moving discussion with “You Are Not Alone” interviewees, George Kaufmann and Dante and Chastity Murry on family communication as it relates to their lived experiences of mental illness within their families. Read More.

NAMI and Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns roughly 190 TV stations nationwide, have announced a partnership called “Sinclair Cares: Mental Health Support + Hope,” which begins today and runs throughout the month of March. Read More.

Gertrude “Trudy” Kornfein (Aug. 1928 – Dec. 2022) dedicated her life to her three children and mental health advocacy. Read More.

Join NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. and motivational speaker Les Brown for a two-day mental health summit starting this coming Saturday, Feb. 25. The live event, from noon to 7 p.m. ET each day, will feature more than 10 mental health experts who will show you how to navigate a mental health condition, identify quality resources and begin your journey toward recovery.

The Community Health Equity Alliance (CHEA) is a mental health equity initiative that joins state and local thought leaders and community-based organizations as collaborators under the shared mission of improving serious mental illness (SMI) care for Black/African Ancestry adults. Read More.

Get ready to dive into what will be an energizing and inspiring movement, because NAMICon 2023 is soon approaching! We hope you’re as thrilled as we are about what’s to come! Read More.

Join us for the first Ask the Expert of the year, You Are Not Alone Book Session 1, as we take a deeper look into NAMI’s first book, “You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health” with author and NAMI Chief Medical Officer, Ken Duckworth.  Read More.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) applauds President Biden for reiterating the importance of bipartisan efforts to address our nation’s ongoing mental health crisis in his State of the Union address last night. NAMI, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, agrees with the president that mental health must be a top priority for our nation. Read More.