NAMI News

NAMI's heart goes out to the family of Rigoberto Alpizar and to the marshals involved in the shooting, who we know must be profoundly affected by this tragedy.

Reaction to the nation’s first Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Health

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) applauds ABC-TV affiliate stations, which at their discretion will broadcast the documentary, Shadow Voices: Finding Hope in Mental Illness, beginning Sunday, December 4th and running through February 4th Read More.

In a typical high school classroom, three students - one boy and two girls - have attempted suicide over the past year.

In 1999, the landmark U.S. Surgeon General Report on Mental Health documented barriers to treatment. Two years ago, President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health called for transformation of a fragmented “system in shambles.”

Leading mental health organizations have joined together to create a central resource on Medicare’s new prescription drug benefit. Read More.

Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment options, public understanding about bipolar disorder remains low, according to two surveys released by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today – Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) this week praised the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) for the first installment in a series of studies on the treatment of schizophrenia

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to broaden its Crisis Counseling Program to include treatment and services for people with serious mental illnesses.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has established a special dedicated fund to help provide relief to individuals and families affected by serious mental illnesses in the Gulf region left devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Read More.