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The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) believes the best response to a person in a mental health crisis is connection ...
This episode is part of NAMI’s recognition of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Saturday, August 9.
Letter urging Congress to include bipartisan, no-cost report language in the FY 26 budget for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Campus Grants.
Letter strongly urging Senators to oppose the proposed Senate amendments to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, unless changes are made to eliminate the bill’s sweeping cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, ...
Letter urging the Senate to reject higher education provisions in the House-passed budget reconciliation bill that directly impact health professions students, and ultimately, the health care ...
Thank you to our partners who helped support our 2021 National Mood Disorder Survey to better understand the experiences of people with mood disorders and their family members.
NAMI urges investment in proven mental health solutions over involuntary treatment in response to a new federal Executive Order.
Created by NAMI’s State Organization NAMI Washington, “Meet Little Monster” was developed in response to the ongoing pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests for racial justice after the murder of ...
What Is Mania, and What Does It Mean to Have a Manic Episode? Here’s What Experts Say Posted on June 28, 2021 The terms "mania" and "manic episode" describe a state of mind characterized by high ...
The debilitating impacts of mental illness. The fear of having to explain my spotty resume due to multiple hospitalizations and depressive episodes. The awareness that nothing I had done before I got ...
You may see self-care as a luxurious act of pampering yourself. You may have thought to yourself, I should enact this ritual of personal dedication, resolving to begin a self-care practice immediately ...
NAMI Next Gen is an advisory group made up of a diverse group of 10 young adults aged 18-25 with the sole intention of helping youth and young adults across the nation affected by mental health ...