NAMI News

We are disappointed that DC Comics has decided to host a contest looking for artists to develop ways to depict suicide attempts by one of its main villains – Harley Quinn.  According to the contest website: "Breaking into comics was never this fun. ;)" Read More.

NAMI has been honored with a Platinum Award nomination from PRNews for its outreach and storytelling campaign.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has won national recognition for its "You Are Not Alone" public education campaign. Read More.

In this month’s Ask the Doctor dialogue on adult issues, Dr. Stephen Marder, M.D. discussed treating apathy in schizophrenia.

The summer of 2013 was marked by quite a few stormy stigma incidents in the media.

Supplemental treatment options may provide added benefit for those living with mental illness.

About one-half of all prisoners live with a mental illness. A new study by Oxford University suggests yoga may improve this population's mental well-being.

On Monday, Aug. 5 at 6:17 p.m., John Ferguson, a man living with severe mental illness, was put to death.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) issued the following statement by Ron Honberg, national director of policy and legal affairs, in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject an appeal and an emergency stay in the case of John Ferguson—who was executed by the State of Florida on Monday, Aug. 5 at 6:17 p.m. ET. Read More.

 Michael J. Fitzpatrick, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released the following statement: Read More.