Click here for more information and contact. Today, however, NAMI took aim squarely at state governments. Individuals with biological brain disorders have a real chance to reclaim full, productive lives, but only if they have access to the treatments, services and programs that are vital to recovery. Some states already may have enacted some sections that other states may need to replicate in whole or in part. President Bill Clinton recently demonstrated leadership on mental health issues at the federal level.
People end up dependent, destitute or dead.
Nearly 90 percent of all persons who commit suicide suffer from a treatable mental illness. Between 85 percent and 95 percent of persons with treatable severe and persistent mental illnesses are unemployed. One-third of the nation's homeless persons has a treatable severe mental illness. More than 10 percent of the nation's jail and prison population suffer a severe mental illness. Every state and every community must do its part.