Mary Kay Battaglia is an Executive Director elected-representative member of the NAMI Board of Directors and is the Executive Director for NAMI Wisconsin. Mary Kay started her employment at NAMI ...

As NAMI approaches its fiftieth anniversary as the nation’s largest grassroots mental health advocacy organization, NAMI’s ...

NAMI is proud to announce the newest class of ten young adult leaders chosen to participate in the 2025 NAMI Next Gen ...

Ernesto Isaac Lara (he/him) is a youth well-being activist, lived experience researcher, and peer support advocate on a mission to create a happier, healthier global community. Rooted in his healing ...

Dylan Keith Humphrey (he/him) is a passionate storyteller and advocate, in his sophomore year at Emerson College as the Norman Lear Scholar. In his advocacy, he emphasizes the importance of listening ...

Nadiyah Fisher (she/her) is a visionary 24-year-old from Middletown, DE, with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. She is applying to medical school ...

Srihitha Dasari (she/her) is a passionate 20-year-old health equity advocate from Georgia, studying Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Anthropology at MIT. Her journey into advocacy is shaped by ...

NAMI believes that all people should have the right to make their own decisions about mental health treatment. However, in rare instances where voluntary engagement is not possible, NAMI supports ...

Areli Rosales (she/her) is a 21-year-old Latina from El Paso, Texas, and a proud first-generation graduate from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Currently ...

Obesity is a common problem in society at large, but is seen at higher rates among persons living with mental disorders. The ...