NAMI’s CEO, Dan Gillison, talks to the NAMI community about COVID-19. For information, resources, and updates about COVID-19 please visit nami.org/covid-19 – If you or a loved one is seeking…
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National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 and has blossomed into the nation’s leading voice on mental health.
Today, we are an alliance of more than 600 local Affiliates and 48 State Organizations who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need. Follow our social media platforms and website for information, and support around living with a mental health condition.
If you are in need of immediate assistance please call our HelpLine at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) – open Mon-Fri from 10am to 10pm ET or text “NAMI” to 741-741 – Available 24/7
“What does ADHD look like in adults? How common is it?” Ken Duckworth, M.D., NAMI Medical Director, and William Lawson, Ph.D., M.D., professor and chair, department of psychiatry, Howard University,…
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NAMI Program Coordinator Amanda Ramirez talks about her experience with depression. Source National Alliance on Mental Illness YouTube
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Unaware that he was struggling with a mental illness and having closed himself off from friends and family, Joel Richard didn’t want to live anymore. Joel shares his mental health…
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Learn how to navigate college. – If you or a loved one is seeking mental health treatment or additional information on mental health: • Visit our website at NAMI.org. •…
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NAMI founder Eleanor Owen shared her experience from the founding of NAMI in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1979. This was followed by the first National Convention in Seattle, Washington, which she…
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Source National Alliance on Mental Illness YouTube
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Meridith Paterson, nutritionist, NAMI volunteer, and an extended family caregiver, shares the wisdom of taking self-care when giving care. She lets us all know that with NAMI, you are not…
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Rosemary Ketchum, is the first-ever politically elected trans woman in the state of West Virginia, addresses the need for LGBTQ+ people to have a place in the room advocating for…
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NAMI Ambassador, actress and She’s Gotta Have It star, DeWanda Wise talks about depression, stigmafree and WhyCare. — Care has the power to make a life-changing impact on those affected…
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