October 8, 1999
Governor Jesse Ventura's lack of sympathy for persons driven by brain disorders to commit suicide stands as an example of the ignorance and stigma that still needs to be overcome in American society in the treatment of mental illness.
READ MOREOctober 8, 1999
Throughout his career in public service, he was more than a strong advocate on issues important to people with severe mental illnesses: he was also our friend. Both the Senate and the nation as a whole will seem a little less noble and a little less compassionate because of his passing.
READ MOREOctober 1, 1999
In observance of Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 3-9), the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) will forcefully urge national, state, and local policy makers to take the steps necessary to end the unemployment, homelessness, poverty, criminalization, social isolation, and premature death that mark the lives of people with severe mental illnesses.
READ MOREOctober 1, 1999
We are heartened by the announcement of Senator William Roth (R-DE), chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance-with jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid and much of the nation's health industry-that he will hold a hearing later this fall on the abuse of seclusion and restraints in psychiatric hospitals.
READ MORESeptember 17, 1999
Concern and speculation have circulated throughout the nation's mental health community about the new NBC television show, Stark Raving Mad, scheduled to premiere Thursday, September 23rd. But Steven Levitan, the show's executive producer, has promised the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) there is no cause for alarm.
READ MORESeptember 15, 1999
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is calling on Federal, state and local authorities to seek out and protect homeless persons with severe mental illnesses in those areas located in the path of Hurricane Floyd.
READ MORESeptember 14, 1999
The nation's largest grassroots organization for persons suffering from severe mental illnesses today advised Governor Gray Davis that California's mental health parity bill, AB 88, represents a "critical opportunity to redeem California as a leader" in setting public policy within the United States.
READ MOREAugust 31, 1999
Dateline NBC will air an episode Friday night devoted entirely to the trials and eventual success of a man struggling with the severe brain disorder schizophrenia.
READ MOREAugust 19, 1999
Nestle USA believes the names of three of its Tangy Taffy flavors are "rooted in a silly, playful humor" that "amuses children and gives personality to our cartoon characters." NAMI, on other hand, considers the names to have "long-standing stereotypical associations with person suffering from mental illnesses"
READ MOREAugust 17, 1999
The Texas Criminal Court of Appeals decision provides a breath of hope into a process that should never have come as far as it already has.
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