In The News

Insane. Invisible. In danger. Florida Cut $100 million from its mental hospitals. Chaos followed.

Posted on November 12, 2015

Tampa Bay Times/Herald Tribune

Major investigation.

A Matter of Dignity: Alone and at risk in Minnesota’s group homes

Posted on November 12, 2015

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Major feature

Kirby: Fighting the manly mental health battle

Posted on November 12, 2015

Salt Lake City Tribune

Columnist: "Yeah, I take medications for mental health issues. So what? I'm not ashamed of it.".

Why Everyone Is So Upset About This ‘Modern Family’ Episode

Posted on October 29, 2015

Yahoo! News

Five Groups Join NAMI In Trying To Stop Disney/ABC From Airing Hurtful Modern Family Episode Tonight: Will Greed Trump Corporate Responsibility

Posted on October 29, 2015

Pete Earley Blog

Mother Finds Solace, Strategies in Mental Health Support Group

Posted on October 29, 2015

Dallas Morning News

"At times she felt alone and lost. Acceptance of Miguel’s condition came only with time, information and the support of families in similar situations. Nava remembers surfing the Internet looking for help and finding a family-to-family program offered by the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, known as NAMI."

The Changing Vocabulary of Mental Illness

Posted on October 29, 2015

The Atlantic

‘Game-Changer’ Study Says There’s A Better Way To Treat Schizophrenia

Posted on October 29, 2015

Huffington Post

Ken Duckworth,  NAMI medical director  told The New York Times that the findings were a “game-changer for the field.”

Stop the Madness: There’s a miraculous new treatment for schizophrenia that could transform the way we treat mental illness

Posted on October 26, 2015

Huffington Post

Extensive well-done article.  The Huffington Post commissioned Glen Brown, an artist liuving with schizophrenia to illustrate what the stages of psychosis feel like.  Put  your mouse over the artwork with computer speakers on.

Obamacare Mandated Better Mental Health-Care Coverage. It Hasn’t Happened.

Posted on October 26, 2015

Washington Post

NAMI's report on mental health insuranceb parity is highlighted. Includes graphs.