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2010 Board of Directors Meeting Schedule Posted

2010 Affiliate Presidents Conference Call Schedule Posted
Family to Family Teacher calls: 3rd Wednesday of the month from 12-1, Spanish from 6-7 pm. If you would like to be on the call, please contact Lisa Moore at lmoore
@namitexas.org.

NAMI Connection Calls: 1st Thursday of the month from 12-1.
If you would like to be on the call, please contact Lisa Moore at lmoore
@namitexas.org.

Parity Required for Group Outpatient Serious Mental Illness Coverage
Click here to read the bulletin from the Texas Department of Insurance

NAMI's Position on Access to Medications

The following statement is summarized from NAMI's Public Policy Platform

NAMI believes that individuals with brain disorders must have access to treatments that have been recognized as effective by the FDA and/or NIH
NAMI strongly opposed measures that limit the availability and right of individuals with brain disorders to receive treatment with "new generation" medications.
As a matter of policy, NAMI does not endorse any particular treatment or medication for brain disorders.
In addition, current NAMI policy stipulates that decisions regarding specific medications prescribed to persons with severe mental illness should be based on the clinical judgments of treatment providers, not on economic factors. NAMI strongly opposes measures that limit access to treatment with psychotropic medications such as atypical antipsychotics and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

In response to the developing threats to access to medications for people with severe mental illness, the NAMI Policy Research Institute’s Access to Medications Task Force was created by the NAMI Board of Directors to examine the available evidence and provide policy guidance on this issue to the NAMI Board, NAMI’s grassroots advocates, and policymakers.

The information available on and through the NAMITexas.org Web site is presented in summary form as a supplement to, and NOT a substitute for, the knowledge, skill, and judgment of qualified psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians and health care professionals. The information on NAMITexas.org has been obtained from sources believed to be accurate and reliable. However, NAMI makes no warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of this information. Should you have any health, medical or disability questions or concerns, please consult a physician or other health care professional. Information accessed on or through NAMI.org is neither complete nor exhaustive and does not cover all disabilities, diseases, illnesses, and physical conditions or their management or treatment. Information accessed on and through NAMI.org is provided "AS IS" and without warranty, express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose. View our terms of use for more information.