Posted on December 4, 2019
USA Today
Unlike a hotline for those in immediate crisis, warmlines provide early intervention with emotional support that can prevent a crisis – and a more costly 911 call or ER visit. The lines are typically free, confidential peer-support services staffed by volunteers or paid employees who have experienced mental health conditions themselves. "It's unimaginable, hard to conceptualize, for those who don't work in this field, what the level of need really is," said Quinn Anderson, who manages the NAMI HelpLine.
READ MOREPosted on November 20, 2019
Bloomberg
More Americans turn to out-of-network providers when seeking mental health care than when seeking medical care, and the trend continues to worsen, a new study shows, despite a law designed to prevent this problem for people seeking treatment for conditions such as depression and addiction. “This report shows that Americans continue to face barriers to mental health care perpetuated by insurance companies, such as red tape and lack of in-network providers,” says Angela Kimball, acting CEO. “The current situation is putting lives at risk.”
READ MOREPosted on November 4, 2019
HuffPost
Reports on research that finds most counties in the U.S. don't have a single child psychiatrist. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics highlights the urgent, unmet need for more pediatric mental health providers in this country. “This is not an acceptable situation that we have. We have a gross shortage of the most trained people at a time of high suicide,” said Dr. Ken Duckworth, medical director.
READ MOREPosted on October 31, 2019
Kaiser Health News
Arline Feilen arrived in the ER on a mid-May night and was moved to a shared room in the inpatient psychiatric unit the next day. In total, she spent five nights in the hospital. Feilen had an association plan which doesn’t have to include the 10 “essential health benefits” required under the federal ACA, such as mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Jennifer Snow, acting national director for advocacy and public policy, said the type of plan Feilen has is “allowed to undermine the ACA.”
READ MOREPosted on October 24, 2019
Yahoo! Lifestyle
Reports the latest endeavor of Generation Z to enact mental health days in schools nationwide. Jennifer Rothman, senior manager of youth and young adult initiatives at NAMI, says it’s this awareness among teens that is fueling the change nationwide.
READ MOREPosted on October 23, 2019
CBS News
Video segment about Cecilia McGough and her group, Students With Schizophrenia, that includes an interview of Angela Kimball, acting CEO.
READ MOREPosted on October 23, 2019
CBS This Morning
Highlights where to learn more about mental health and finding support. Provides a link to the NAMI program webpage.
READ MOREPosted on October 23, 2019
CBS This Morning
In an effort to help break down stigmas surrounding mental health, CBS This Morning did a special 1-hour live broadcast focused on mental illness, “Stop the Stigma” which featured Ken Duckworth, NAMI medical director, in two segments on the show.
READ MOREPosted on October 22, 2019
Washington Post
In the face of rising rates of depression, anxiety and suicide among young people, some states and school systems have started allowing students to take mental sick days off from school. Last year, Utah changed its definition of valid excuses for absences to include mental health issues. This summer, Oregon enacted a law that allows students to take days off for mental health. Students in other states, including Colorado, Florida and Washington, are attempting to get similar laws passed.
READ MOREPosted on October 22, 2019
CBS This Morning
Reports that when talking about mental health, language matters. Additionally, don't refer to people as their illnesses by saying someone is schizophrenic, someone is bipolar, or someone is mentally ill, says Teri Brister of NAMI.
READ MORENAMI 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).
