This webinar will provide an overview of Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) and how they support people with serious mental illness (SMI). WRAP is a simple and powerful tool that can help people ...

Arlington, VA — Today, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released the following statement following several news reports that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (SAMHSA ...

Explore the different options for supporting NAMI's mission.

Explore the different options for supporting NAMI's mission.

For many people, a key point in the progression of schizophrenia is known as the first episode of psychosis and tends to occur between ages 16 and 30. While the episode may trigger medical ...

Explore the different options for supporting NAMI's mission.

Self-harm, the intentional and direct harming of one’s own body, is a serious problem that can profoundly impact a person’s life. This can include a variety of behaviors, such as cutting, burning or ...

When thinking about effective pathways to recovery, the mental health community must consider a largely untapped resource: Certified Peer Specialists (CPSs). People with mental illness who are ...

The U.S. is a global outlier in its incarceration rates and widespread use of solitary confinement, a common practice in juvenile and adult facilities. The measure — which involves locking a person ...

I experienced severe trauma as a child — trauma that I struggle with to this day. I wear the scars of my past; from being sexually abused as a child by two of my male cousins, to growing up with ...

It’s no secret that Black men face a unique set of circumstances in our world; economic, health care and educational disparities, as well systemic racism and social injustice. These factors create a ...

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.