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Unfair & Unequal Coverage Significantly Affects Access to Mental Health Care

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Created by Congress in 2009, this awareness month provides us all an opportunity to explore the impact of the criminal justice system on people with mental illness. NAMI’s new campaign, Overlooked: Stories of Mental Illness & the Criminal Justice System, aims to highlight the impact of the criminal justice system on people with mental illness through personal stories from the people who lived this experience. Read more...

 NAMI applauds the creation of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus in the U.S. Senate, which will work to find bipartisan, common-sense solutions to address our nation’s ongoing mental health crisis. Read the full story here.