As we gear up for the new school year, we understand the importance of mental health for students, parents, and educators. That’s why we are adding to our comprehensive youth mental health resource ...

Everyone is impacted by mental health conditions – including the friends, family, and coworkers who don’t live with a mental health condition themselves. One in five adults in the U.S. experiences a ...

No one wants to worry about the possibility of a crisis, but they do happen. That doesn’t mean you have to feel powerless. Many healthcare providers require patients to create a crisis plan, and may ...

Antidepressant and antipsychotic medications may take 6 weeks or more to fully work. Discuss all side effects with a health care provider. Some side effects may get better as the body gets used to the ...

NAMI believes that no one should be subject to practices that can cause or worsen mental health symptoms, and that public policies to protect individuals should be guided by credible, evidence-based ...

NAMI fights for policies that promote effective interventions and stop harmful practices that worsen mental health conditions, such as conversion therapy, solitary confinement and restraints and ...

Youth Mental Health highlights state legislation passed in 2023 that helps improve youth mental health care and support and ...

NAMI publishes reports on critical, emerging issues to help inform the public about the importance of effective mental health policy. NAMI 2023 State Legislation Issue Brief Series: Trends in State ...

As we gear up for the new school year, we understand the importance of mental health for students, parents, and educators. That’s why we are adding to our comprehensive youth mental health resource ...

Register today for the next NAMI Ask the Expert! On October 17, NAMI’s own Dr. Christine Crawford will be joined in conversation by child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Blaise Aguirre. NAMI’s second ...

In 2008, inspired by Bebe Moore Campbell’s charge to end stigma and provide mental health support for minoritized communities, July was designated as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental ...

See our Awareness partners or events below to see how you can share or participate in raising awareness or look for one of the many NAMIWalks taking place across the country. Download the 2021 ...