The Summit emphasizes lived experience and youth leadership as powerful tools to advance mental health equity, particularly within minoritized communities.

Actor and mental health advocate Da’Vinchi joins NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. for a conversation about making waves in mental health.

In this episode, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. speaks with Carla Hall, a chef, host, and author to talk about her mental health journey and current ...

A NAMI-Ipsos poll conducted in Summer 2024 found that most Americans remain unfamiliar with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. However, people who are familiar show stronger trust in and likelihood of ...

About 60% of people starting medications for depression have to try more than one medication before their symptoms go away. 6 There are many treatment options, so it is important to be open when ...

2020 devastated US mental health — healing must be a priority Posted on February 23, 2021 Opinion piece by Daniel Gillison, NAMI CEO and Andy Keller, president and CEO of Meadows Mental Health Policy ...

What Is Mania, and What Does It Mean to Have a Manic Episode? Here’s What Experts Say Posted on June 28, 2021 The terms "mania" and "manic episode" describe a state of mind characterized by high ...

A trigger, sometimes referred to as a stressor, is an action or situation that can lead to an adverse emotional reaction. In the context of mental illness, referring to triggers usually means ...

Rosalyn Carter once said, “There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who will need ...

Self-abandonment is a strange concept. How can you abandon yourself when you are always with you? If you're well-schooled in the world of self-development, you may have an educated guess at what ...

An unstable sense of self, anger, aggression, self-harm, and substance abuse are common symptoms for men with borderline personality disorder (BPD). “It’s important for people to know that it’s a ...

The debilitating impacts of mental illness. The fear of having to explain my spotty resume due to multiple hospitalizations and depressive episodes. The awareness that nothing I had done before I got ...