advocacy Archives - National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City , Inc. https://naminycmetro.org/tag/advocacy/ National Alliance on Mental Illness New York City, Inc. Mon, 06 May 2024 15:36:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://naminycmetro.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-NAMI-Icon-32x32.png advocacy Archives - National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City , Inc. https://naminycmetro.org/tag/advocacy/ 32 32 Response to NYPD Body Cam Footage from the Death of Win Rozario https://naminycmetro.org/winrozario/ Mon, 06 May 2024 15:36:08 +0000 https://naminycmetro.org/?p=54514 19-year-old Win Rozario called for help for himself while he was having a mental health emergency and the police murdered him in his home, in front of his family. The body cam footage shows us yet again that police are …

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]]> NAMI-NYC Supports Eliminating Exam Requirement for Licensed Master Social Workers https://naminycmetro.org/socialwork/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:53:40 +0000 https://naminycmetro.org/?p=54340 This bill will repeal the unnecessary requirement of the licensing exam, which has disproportionately barred Black, brown, and older test takers from receiving their license—despite graduating from accredited Masters’ program.  

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]]> NAMI-NYC Director of Policy and Advocacy Kimberly Blair Named to City & State’s Who’s Who in Government Relations List https://naminycmetro.org/govlist/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:53:14 +0000 https://naminycmetro.org/?p=51801 NAMI-NYC's Policy Director Kimberly Blair has been recognized and named to City & State's prestigious Who's Who in Government Relations List. 

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