Press Releases

Arizona’s Medicaid Restoration will Cover 49,000 People Living with Mental Illness; Rejection Has $10 Billion Opportunity Cost

May 24, 2013

Forty-nine thousand—12 percent—of  currently uninsured adults in Arizona who would receive health care coverage through Medicaid restoration are living with mental illness, according to a national report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) scheduled for official release on May 30.

NAMI Honors Exemplary Psychiatrists for “Going the Extra Mile” for Mental Health Care

May 13, 2013

 The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will honor 20 doctors as "Exemplary Psychiatrists" at the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) annual conference in San Francisco on May 20, 2013.

“It’s Time”: NAMI Partners with Lifetime Television, including PSA and Special Website on Mental Illness

April 19, 2013

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is partnering with Lifetime Television around the premiere of the movie Call Me Crazy: A Five Film on Sat., April 20, 2013, to promote public dialogue about mental illness.

NAMI Honors Vancouver Canucks for Mental Health Awareness Campaign; Commends National Hockey League

April 10, 2013

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has selected the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL) to receive one of its highest honors for leadership in raising public awareness of mental illness.

NAMI Statement: The President’s Mental Health Proposals

January 13, 2013

 Michael J. Fitzpatrick, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) issued the following statement about President Obama’s “Plan to Protect Children and Communities from Gun Violence,” released today:

NAMI Executive Director Michael Fitzpatrick to Step Down at End of 2013

January 7, 2013

The Board of Directors of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) announced today that Executive Director Michael Fitzpatrick chose not to renew his contract which expired in December.

Newtown Tragedy: NAMI Condemns NRA Position as “Outrageous and Wrong”

December 21, 2012

 Michael J. Fitzpatrick , executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has issued the following statement:

"The National Rifle Association (NRA) response to last week's tragedy in Newtown Connecticut -- in which 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School were killed -- is outrageous and wrong.

NAMI Fact Sheet: After the Newtown Tragedy, Parents are Asking What to Do When a Child Has a Mental Illness

December 20, 2012

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released a new fact sheet, What Families Can Do When a Child May Have a Mental Illness.

The Sandy Hook Elementary School Tragedy; NAMI Statement Includes Trauma Resources

December 14, 2012

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has issued the following statement which includes recommended links to trauma resources for families:

NAMI/CPNPF Survey Finds 75 Percent of Individuals with Mental Health Conditions and their Caregivers Don’t Receive Medication Monitoring from Pharmacists

December 13, 2012

Approximately 75 percent of individuals living with mental illness and their caregivers seldom or never receive safety or effectiveness monitoring assistance from community pharmacists according to a survey conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in conjunction with the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists Foundation (CPNPF).