NAMI News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Watch these learning community sessions to understand how to manage biases while working with diverse families, how culture influences communication and more. Read More.

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.

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.

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.