NAMI News

This May, for Mental Health Awareness Month, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is highlighting that no one experiencing a mental health condition should feel alone. We need to get ahead of the looming widespread mental health concerns coming to the forefront due to all the pressures and tragedy of the pandemic. Read More.

This May, for Mental Health Awareness Month, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is highlighting that no one experiencing a mental health condition should feel alone. We need to get ahead of the looming widespread mental health concerns coming to the forefront due to all the pressures and tragedy of the pandemic. Read More.

Katrina Gay named Chief Development Officer, Sean Stickle named Chief Information Officer

Today, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and The Kennedy Forum released a new resource to help individuals and families understand what options they have to appeal when insurers deny coverage for mental health or substance use care.

Today’s verdict is historic. Unlike in so many other cases of racial violence, justice has been served. This is a victory, but the fight for racial justice and against systematic racial violence is not over

Today’s verdict is historic. Unlike in so many other cases of racial violence, justice has been served. This is a victory, but the fight for racial justice and against systemic racial violence is not over.

The NAMI family was saddened to learn that former NAMI Board of Directors member Gerry Tarutis passed away on February 28, 2021. Gerry served on the National Board of Directors from 1996 to 2002. Read More.

NAMI’s Ask the Expert presents part three of the Help Not Handcuffs webinar series focused on addressing mental health crises with comprehensive community responses. Learn more and register now.

Register for Virtual NAMICon 2021, dedicated to uplifting, empowering and informing the mental health community. Read More.

This new report details the specific harms of many types of non-compliant health plans and urges federal policymakers to take immediate steps to protect people by limiting their expansion. Read More.