NAMI Massachusetts mourns the continued and unnecessary loss of life due to gun violence. We acknowledge that these statements are made too often and too frequently. It is beyond time that our legislators address the immense devastation that gun violence has induced. As many have already seen, gun violence is the leading cause of death…
On 4/3, NAMI Mass hosted our second Panel of Advocacy Day, Promoting Mental Health Equity in Massachusetts. View the replay below.
On 4/3, we hosted our first Panel of Advocacy Day, Crisis Response in Massachusetts. View the replay below.
On January 7th, 2023, Tyre Nichols was pulled over for a traffic stop by Memphis police and was attacked and beaten. He died three days later. In the weeks that followed, the senseless, merciless murder of Tyre Nichols was shared by news outlets across the country. At NAMI Mass, we believe incidences of traumatization and…
NAMI Mass Statement Condemning NYC Mayor Adams’ Declaration To Involuntarily Hospitalize Homeless Individuals Living With A Mental Health ConditionHere at NAMI Massachusetts, we want to uplift and support the efforts of NAMI-NYC for the work they are doing to combat Mayor Adams’ declaration to involuntarily hospitalize homeless individuals living with a mental health condition. While…
Today, tomorrow, and every day NAMI Massachusetts condemns the rampant, hateful rhetoric that is being amplified by public statements of antisemitism in media. We stand in solidarity with our Jewish partner organizations, families, friends, and co-workers in the face of these insensitive, morally repugnant statements and actions. While NAMI Massachusetts upholds the mental health of…
Mental Health Omnibus BillThe Massachusetts Senate and House passed the Mental Health Addressing Barriers to Care (ABC) Act. The final bill proposes a wide range of reforms to ensure equitable access to mental health care and to address barriers to care by supporting the workforce crisis. Although there are a lot of changes in the…
9-8-8 will go live on July 16, 2022. Here’s what you need to know…9-8-8 is a new easy-to-remember number for reaching the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. In Massachusetts, we have 5 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline centers that are staffed by non-clinicians. Presently, not all these centers are 24/7 and some of them do not…
NAMI MA Response to the overturning of Roe v. WadeLast week, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade, ending a nearly 50-year precedent of the right to abortion and reproductive autonomy. At NAMI Mass, we uphold bodily autonomy, reproductive autonomy, and privacy as fundamental human rights. We know that people with…
Today, NAMI Massachusetts mourns the continued unnecessary loss of life due to gun violence. It’s hard to comprehend the level of senseless violence that has occurred in this country over the past few days. Shootings in Buffalo, Southern California, and Texas have splashed across the headlines and have brought us all sorrow and anguish, but…