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url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips/national-alliance-mental-illness'
title: 'National Alliance on Mental Illness'
author:
  name: hia-admin
  url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/user/1'
date: '2018-06-08T14:37:19+00:00'
updated: '2018-10-01T18:57:23+00:00'
type: resource
summary: 'NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives'
published: true
---
##  [National Alliance on Mental Illness](/tools-and-tips/national-alliance-mental-illness)

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. It is an association of hundreds of local affiliates, state organizations and volunteers who work in the community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need.

[www.nami.org](http://www.nami.org)