National Alliance on Mental Illness - NAMI

Organization URL(s)

www.nami.org  

Other Contact Information

Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042

800-950-6264 (Voice - Toll-free, Helpline)
703-524-7600 (Voice)
703-524-9094 (FAX)
703-516-7227 (TDD)

Description

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is a network of local support groups for the mentally ill and their families. It provides information on severe mental illness and its effects on families, support for the rights of patients and families, and help in starting local groups. It advocates for research and quality services works to educate the public and public officials on the needs of the mentally ill.

Online Resources

• A Family Guide to Mental Health: What You Need to Know (for African Americans)
  http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Multicultural_Support1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=44212 
  
• African American Community Mental Health Fact Sheet
  http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/MIO/Fact_Sheets1/AA_MH_Disparities_04.pdf 
  
• American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Mental Health Fact Sheet
  http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Multicultural_Support1/Fact_Sheets1/AIAN_fact_sheet_06.pdf 
  
• Dissociative Identity Disorder
  http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Dissociative_Identity_Disorder_(formerly_Multiple_Personality_Disorder).htm 
  

Print Resources

Serial publications: The Advocate of The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill -- quarterly publication providing news of Federal activities that affect members and Alliance activities; Because Kids Grow Up -- free newsletter published 3 times a year.

Related Topics

Depression Legislation Multiple Personality Disorder Patient Advocacy Psychoses Schizophrenia Speaker's Bureau Mental Disorders Patient Rights Mental Health Personality Disorder

Review Date

Tue Oct 30, 2007