On the third anniversary of 988, NAMI urges policymakers to strengthen crisis services and expand support. Learn how public ...

A new NAMI-Ipsos poll shows record-high awareness of the 988 Crisis Lifeline, strong public support for funding crisis services, and growing concerns about gaps in U.S. mental health care. Explore key ...

Students’ mental health will be affected by coronavirus. Are schools ready? Posted on May 2, 2020 Thousands of mental health care professionals based in schools are scrambling to shift their work ...

NAMI lead letter to Congressional Leadership on behalf of the Reimagine Crisis partners regarding the Administrations elimination of specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth through the 988 Lifeline.

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 ...

Most of us have heard the saying: “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” This old-fashioned mantra reinforces a long-held, misguided belief: that being “unclean” equates to laziness and moral ineptitude.

Living a healthy and productive life with mental illness is possible, but requires healthy outlets and coping mechanisms. Journaling happens to be one of the most therapist/counselor recommended, ...

I was walking through the self-help section of a bookstore. A title caught my eye: “Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed.” For several years, I have had a clinical ...

They say that “what we don’t know can’t hurt us.” I disagree. While mental health conditions were part of my family’s story, it took me finding NAMI to realize this. I still remember the first time ...

About 2 million times each year, people with mental illness are booked in our nation’s jails, often because communities rely on law enforcement to respond to mental health crises — and they lack the ...

My work has always been personal. I am a first-generation college graduate and was raised on my Tribal homeland in the Navajo Nation. I have been working in the mental health and substance-use field ...