Posted on August 3, 2018
Washington Post
Opinion piece by Kate Farinholt, Executive Director, NAMI Maryland; Jean Harris, Executive Director, NAMI DC and Rhonda Thissen, Executive Director, NAMI Virginia discusses the importance of enforcing mental health parity which requires that health-insurance plans provide the same coverage for treatment of mental illness and addiction as for physical ailments.
READ MOREPosted on June 12, 2017
Readers' Digest
NAMI's HelpLine manager is iinterviewed about coping mechanisms than can help people with anxiety disorders.
READ MOREPosted on June 8, 2017
Patient EngagementHIT
In a study published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest, Patrick Corrigan of the Illinois Institute of Technology reported that about 40 percent of the 60 million patients suffering from mental illness go without treatment. Perceived stigma is a significant barrier for patients seeking mental healthcare. Other barriers include lack of knowledge about mental healthcare, inability to recognize symptoms in one’s self, and inability to identify adequate healthcare resources for mental health symptoms.
READ MOREPosted on June 4, 2017
New York Times
Playing for the Red Sox in the 1950s, Jimmy Piersall, daignosed with bipolar disorder, was one of the first celebrities to strike stigma out. He is included on NAMI's "Famous People Poster" available through the website's NAMI Store.
READ MOREPosted on May 31, 2017
Women's Health
The editor of Women's Health magazine--NAMI partner--responds to criticism by encouraging discussion about mental illness, and health care in general, from both sides of the political spectrum--while hopng that the end goal is better medical treatment for all women.
READ MOREPosted on May 29, 2017
Fox Sports Network
Television clip of "Fox Sports Supports" promotion of NAMI partnership and Mental Health Awareness Month.
READ MOREPosted on May 29, 2017
Washington Post
It's time for veterans with mental injuries related to military service to be recognized with the Purple Heart.
READ MOREPosted on May 16, 2017
New York Times
A GAO report mandated by Congress has revealed that tens of thousands of wounded troops were kicked out of the armed forces, making them ineligble for benefits designed to ease their transition in returning home from war.
READ MOREPosted on May 15, 2017
Cincinnati.com
NAMI Northern Kentucy's work is profiled. Says Dorothy Best "For me being a part of NAMI is my way of giving back. I'm doing it for my sister."
READ MOREPosted on May 11, 2017
Mathematica Policy Research
About one-quarter of patients on Medicaid who visited the emergemcy department for a mental health issue—and about one-third of those who visited with a substance use disorder—did not receive outpatient follow-up care within 30 days.
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