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#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth is an excellent time to register for our Annual #NAMIWalks Your Way event on Oct. 8th! Register a team, ask people to join your team by letting them know about NAMI and that those with #mentalillness are #notalone. See you all there!

@patmorgan110 @lesliecarpent15 @POTUS @VP @FLOTUS Excellent book @patmorgan110 and congrats on the recognition!

Sick and tired of seeing TV accounts of mentally ill people being beaten, shot, killed? I am! It's why I wrote this book. It's a call to action to repeal the IMD Exclusion, enabling them to use their Medicaid to pay for treatment in state psychiatric hospitals. @POTUS @VP @FLOTUS

Today we recognize the start of Mental Illness Awareness Week. Mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family, friends or colleagues. Each year during the first week of October, we recognize Mental Illness Awareness Week. #mentalillnessisnotacrime

Woo hoo! NAMI Indy is the 1st #Vote4MentalHealth All-Star in 2022! Come by our #NAMIWalks this Saturday to register to vote. If you can't come, please register TODAY, the deadline for Indiana voter registration is Oct. 11th namiwalks.org/greaterindiana… @NAMIAdvocacy

1 in 4 people aren't registered to vote or aren't sure if they're registered. Indiana, register to vote NOW for #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! indianavoters.in.gov #Vote4MentalHealth

Happy #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! 🎉 Take a moment to visit vote4mentalhealth.org/register/ and register or update your voter registration! #Vote4MentalHealth

Hope is here. CARE Court is a compassionate program that can assist people with serious mental illness before they are in crisis. For Elaine Peng and her family, CARE Court may have provided the community support, structure, and help needed to save her husband's life.

New from the Office of Research and Public Affairs: A qualitative research report on the challenges that women with #SMI face. Read "Listen to Us: The Unique Experience of Women with Severe Mental Illness” here: bit.ly/3di2uta Here are the key takeaways: (thread 🧵)

.@CMSGov approved West Virginia & Indiana to provide Medicaid coverage of postpartum care for 12 months, ensuring that new mothers can receive care for their mental health needs. NAMI is thrilled more states are taking advantage of this flexibility to expand access to care.

Listen to @lemonadamedia & @SozoseiFdn's new podcast episode "Mental Illness Is Not A Crime." They discuss the current mental health care system and how we can reimagine how to assist people in their mental health journey & during a crisis. bit.ly/3dWkFEP

Read our statement on the passage of SB 1338, California’s CARE Court bill: bit.ly/3R1KXEl

I know without a doubt that experiencing bipolar disorder has made me a vastly better doctor, leader, colleague, partner, parent, family member, and friend. I am not who I am today despite having bipolar disorder. In fact, I am who I am because of it. 6/

so honored to be a part of this. so much love for nami podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hop… @NAMICommunicate #hopestartswithus

Last week, the Public Safety Officer Support Act was signed into law. This bill recognizes the mental health impact of law enforcement's day-to-day work. Thanks to @SenDuckworth @JohnCornyn @RepDavidTrone @GReschenthaler for their leadership on this bill! cbsnews.com/news/biden-sig…

Read our latest blog post, "Shifting the Research Lens: Mothers of Adult Children with SMI." bit.ly/3SYHzeO

If you have questions or concerns related to an apartment, townhouse or home you’re renting, please call the Housing Rights & Eviction Helpline at 317.536.1387. It’s open Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 – 11 a.m. and Wednesdays from 2 – 4 p.m. Learn more at ow.ly/16Bz50KmYCJ

Today, Call for Help – a four-part podcast series examining the promise and peril of 988 is available now wherever you get your podcasts. We are proud to support the podcast and @LemonadaMedia, the award-winning, women-run podcast network, that created and produced the show.

“The many protectors of her brother’s civil rights are adamant that he should get to choose whether to be treated for his severe mental illness…But as the result of his illness, he effectively has no free will.” Read more from @SacBee_news here: bit.ly/3QrX50X

We are so grateful to be among the amazing organizations listed! Thank you @SozoseiFdn for believing in us and our work. Stay tuned for ways to join in this effort! #SMITwitter #Vote4MentalHealth #ABedInstead