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SAMHSA–Sponsored Webinar: Getting Help After Arrest and Jail

Jun 11, 2015

Learn how Rochester's Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (R-FACT) program has helped people with mental illness get their lives back on track after an arrest or time in jail.

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Urge Congress To Invest In Research For New Treatments for Mental Illness

Jun 8, 2015

Tell your member of Congress to invest in research for new treatments for mental illness by co-sponsoring the 21st Century Cures Act (HR 6).

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SAMHSA–Sponsored Webinar: The Growing Momentum in Early and First Episode Psychosis Programs

Jun 2, 2015

Learn how the growing momentum in early and first episode psychosis programs is changing the way mental health conditions are being identified and treated in communities.

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21st Century Cures Bill Passes Committee

May 25, 2015

The House Energy & Commerce Committee passed 21st Century Cures on May 21— a bipartisan bill designed to push for the development of new therapies for diseases that are not being treated successfully. 

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NAMI Names Exemplary Psychiatrists for 2015

May 22, 2015

NAMI is proud to honor 17 psychiatrists from 10 states with Exemplary Psychiatrists Awards for 2015.

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219 Patient Advocacy Organizations Push For Better Access to Care

May 18, 2015

NAMI joins a campaign to help make sure Health Insurance Marketplace plans have better patient protections.

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Supreme Court Leaves Open Key Issue on Police Approaches to People with Mental Illness

May 18, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court today decided in City and County Of San Francisco v. Sheehan that police acted reasonably in a confrontation with Teresa Sheehan, a woman living with mental illness who wielded a knife,  shooting her three times. Today’s decision leaves open the ADA question, which in fact may not need to be addressed if future tragedies can be averted.

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SAMHSA–Sponsored Webinar: Opening Doors to Recovery

May 15, 2015

Learn how Opening Doors to Recovery (ODR) is changing the way mental health is treated in the criminal justice system in Georgia.

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Tell Congress to Help New Veterans Keep the Mental Health Medications They Need!

May 14, 2015

The way things stand now, if you decide to transition out of service and into veteran status, your medication might not transfer with you. This is unacceptable. Contact your member of Congress and ask them to co-sponsor H.R. 2123 the Enhancing Veterans Access to Treatment Act. 

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17 U.S. Senators Write Letter To Secretary Burwell Citing NAMI Report on Parity

May 11, 2015

A group of U.S. Senators call for action to ensure transparency and mental health parity in Affordable Care Act insurance plans. 

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