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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.
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.
Georouting Contacts to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Where We Stand NAMI believes people in mental health crisis deserve a mental health response. NAMI supports public policies and laws that ...
NAMI believes that all people should have the right to make their own decisions about mental health treatment. However, in rare instances where voluntary engagement is not possible, NAMI supports ...
NAMI urges investment in proven mental health solutions over involuntary treatment in response to a new federal Executive Order.
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 ...
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 ...
A trigger, sometimes referred to as a stressor, is an action or situation that can lead to an adverse emotional reaction. In the context of mental illness, referring to triggers usually means ...
Understanding how to provide support for someone who is suffering from a mental illness can be overwhelming and emotionally exhausting, and there are few good resources told from the perspective of ...
As we enter a new decade, it’s important to remember that early NAMI pioneers were up against a society that didn’t understand, let alone talk about, mental illness. People with mental illness and ...