June 24, 2005
Recent interviews by actor Tom Cruise about mental illness, such as those on the TODAY Show on June 24, as part of a movie publicity tour, have outraged mental health consumers and family members.
READ MOREJune 20, 2005
NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) has presented its annual 'Outstanding NAMI Member' Award to William (Bill) Harwood of Santa Ana, California.
READ MOREMay 23, 2005
NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) honors 25 physicians today with its "Exemplary Psychiatrist Awards," presented at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
READ MOREMay 11, 2005
A school superintendent whose daughter once attempted suicide, a college student, a social worker, a board-certified child psychiatrist, and a clinical psychologist who served as a member of President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health warned today that children’s health and well-being could be at risk without programs for early identification, evaluation and treatment of mental disorders.
READ MOREApril 7, 2005
NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw. Nobel Prize winner John Nash. President Abraham Lincoln. Profiles of courage and recovery from mental illness. Today, tens of thousands of Americans are taking to the streets to raise public awareness that recovery is indeed possible.
READ MOREMarch 17, 2005
The House of Representatives today passed a federal budget resolution that advocates say would dramatically reduce federal support for Medicaid-financed mental health services.
READ MOREMarch 3, 2005
Today the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) joined with other mental health groups in testifying at a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing entitled "Implementation of the Medicare Modernization Act: Delivering Prescription Drugs to Dual Eligibles."
READ MOREFebruary 15, 2005
Lawmakers today will reintroduce legislation to address barriers that have led thousands of families to relinquish custody of children with mental or emotional disorders to access scarce mental health services.
READ MOREDecember 9, 2004
NAMI’s (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Program will be expanding in 2005 as the result of support from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.
READ MOREDecember 3, 2004
Grammy Award-winning country music superstar Clint Black will perform at a special benefit concert at the Ryman Auditorium on January 13, NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) announced today, as part of its nationwide Campaign for the Mind of America.
READ MORENAMI HelpLine is available M-F, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. Call 800-950-6264,
text “helpline” to 62640, or chat online. In a crisis, call or text 988 (24/7).
