As NAMI approaches its fiftieth anniversary as the nation’s largest grassroots mental health advocacy organization, NAMI’s ...

NAMI is proud to announce the newest class of ten young adult leaders chosen to participate in the 2025 NAMI Next Gen ...

NAMI’s CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. and CSO Sherman Gillums, Jr. discuss veteran mental health in honor of Veterans Day 2021.

NAMI believes that all people should have the right to make their own decisions about mental health treatment. However, in rare instances where voluntary engagement is not possible, NAMI supports ...

Jazmine Wildcat (she/her) is a 21-year-old enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho tribe from the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. As someone living with depression and anxiety, Jazmine’s passion ...

Areli Rosales (she/her) is a 21-year-old Latina from El Paso, Texas, and a proud first-generation graduate from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Currently ...

Ernesto Isaac Lara (he/him) is a youth well-being activist, lived experience researcher, and peer support advocate on a mission to create a happier, healthier global community. Rooted in his healing ...

Dylan Keith Humphrey (he/him) is a passionate storyteller and advocate, in his sophomore year at Emerson College as the Norman Lear Scholar. In his advocacy, he emphasizes the importance of listening ...

Anuj Gandhi (he/him) is a dynamic 23-year-old hailing from Bartlett, IL, currently applying for his PhD in Clinical/Counseling Psychology. He works in mental health research and education in the ...

Nadiyah Fisher (she/her) is a visionary 24-year-old from Middletown, DE, with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. She is applying to medical school ...

Amy Federer lived, undiagnosed, with serious mental illness until she was 30. Struggling with the trauma of an assault, Amy’s life started to fall apart. This is the story of her journey to recovery ...

NAMI is proud to be part of highlighting this whitepaper, which explores the potential societal and economic impact of scaling Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for first-episode psychosis (FEP).