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'So many key points': 3rd annual Black Mental Health Summit highlights importance of community
The NAMI Keystone event saw 140 attendees gather in Wilkinsburg for discussions about trauma and healing.
3rd annual Black Mental Health Summit to address stigma, bias and barriers to care
The free NAMI Keystone Pa. event returns to Wilkinsburg with a roster of experts
NAMI Statement on Supreme Court Decision Allowing Communities to Criminalize Homelessness
Arlington, VA - The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released the following statement from Chief Executive Officer Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. on the disappointing U.S. Supreme Court ruling in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson...
NAMI's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ken Duckworth, Named One of This Year's Verywell Mind 25
NAMI's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ken Duckworth, has been honored as one of this year's Verywell Mind 25. It's a tremendous privilege to be recognized alongside thought leaders, experts, and advocates who are shaping the landscape of mental health. Congratulations, Dr. Duckworth!...
5 Strategies for Improving Mental Health at Work
"I have never felt so seen." This feedback — which I have received repeatedly since the publication of my book, The Anxious Achiever, last year — makes me feel grateful. It also makes me angry...
6 things mental health experts wish parents knew about raising kids with anxiety
Childhood anxiety disorders impact one in eight kids, making this a condition many families grapple with. But despite how common they are, anxiety disorders in kids aren't discussed a lot, leaving plenty of parents feeling unprepared and even helpless when it comes to raising an anxious child...
NAMI Statement on FCC Action to Improve 988 Call Routing
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released the following statement from Chief Advocacy Officer Hannah Wesolowski: "NAMI is deeply grateful for today's announcement that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking critical steps to revise its processes to ensure...
'988' Suicide Prevention Lifeline goes online
On Saturday, the 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline went live, taking over for the previous 10-digit number. The new number hopes to make mental health resources more accessible to people across the US...
Christine Michaels, CEO of NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania, talks reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness
Christine Michaels, CEO of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Keystone Pennsylvania, spoke with FOX43's Amy Lutz on May 19 about the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization...