Prisoners are often isolated from family and friends making their relationship with a Christian pen-pal their only connection with the outside world. Imagine the witness it is to a prisoner when the only person who will write and be a friend, is a Christian. A human rights organization promoting religious freedom and assisting international Christians who are victims of persecution and discrimination. Education, support, advocacy and research. NAMI's Campaign to End Discrimination is a five-year effort to educate the public, challenge negative stereotypes, confront discrimination, and demand fair policies from informed elected officials and policy makers.
Mental illnesses are brain disorders, treatment works and is affordable and discrimination is wrong.
National and local legislators are helping to lead the fight for equal access to treatment. Media are educating the public about brain disorders through fair and accurate reporting. And increasingly, Hollywood is recognizing its responsibility to end sensational portrayals of people with mental illness. Children with mental illness have long been overlooked by the medical community. As few as one in five children with mental illness actually receives treatment.