While we applaud these federal rulings, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is moving forward with implementing work requirements for some childless adults, even though the new Evers administration is opposed.
Read MoreNew bill focuses on efforts to reduce veteran suicide and improve mental health outcomes through improved access to care, better diagnostic tools and increased oversight of VA programs
Read MoreFor too long, even with parity laws, people with mental health conditions have found that, too often, even if their health plan “covered” mental health services, they would be denied the most appropriate and effective treatment.
Read MoreJoin us at this day-long event focused on connecting Self-Advocates with their legislators to talk about issues that matter to them.
Read MoreNAMI’s Advocacy & Public Policy team discusses new guidance that permits states to apply for a waiver of the IMD exclusion, as well as information on the government shutdown and its impact on people with mental illness and families.
Read MoreDane County Department of Human Services (DCHS) released their 2019 budget request. NAMI Dane County provided written comment and public testimony to the County Board of Supervisors.
Read MoreAdvocates have raised concerns regarding requirements for a grant program that aims to improve school safety and student mental health.
Read MoreWe did it! Thanks to your advocacy, the House passed H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act, with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 357-57!
Read MoreNAMI joins the American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Association, American Academy of Family Physicians and others in urging an immediate end to the practice of separating families.
Read MoreNext week, the House will consider multiple pieces of legislation to address the opioid epidemic, many of which will improve mental health and substance use care.
Read MoreThe House passed a bipartisan FY 2018 omnibus appropriations bill to fund the federal government through Sept. 30, 2018. The bill includes significant investments in research at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), to the Mental Health Block Grant and to key programs at the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Veterans Affairs and Justice.
Read MoreOn Monday, Feb. 12th, the President released his proposed budget for FY 2019. The President’s budget includes proposed legislative changes affecting people with mental illness.
Read MoreAssembly Bill 791 converts Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile corrections facilities into adult facilities, requires less funding with the use of pre-existing facilities as opposed to new construction, and calls for public comment.
Read MoreStrategic Behavioral Health plans to build a new psychiatric facility that will offer a variety of inpatient and outpatient services to adults and children, as well as a 24/7 crisis assessment unit.
Read MoreOn Dec. 4th, the House voted to go into conference committee with the Senate to negotiate a compromise between the differing House and Senate tax reform bills.
Read MoreWhen you hear about tax reform, you may not think it affects people with mental health conditions and their families. But the bills in Congress do. Here’s how
Read MoreGovernor Walker's budget amendment will invest $7 million in state funding to raise Medicaid rates for professionals providing outpatient mental health and substance abuse services.
Read MoreThe White House has signed an executive order that would make significant changes to mental health coverage. Meanwhile, congressional leaders are working toward reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and have forged a tentative bipartisan agreement to stabilize the insurance markets.
Read MoreWe are encouraged by DCHS’s commitment to maintaining existing levels of service for those programs that impact people affected by mental illness
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