The National Alliance on Mental Illness (also known as NAMI) was founded in 1979 as the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. NAMI is a nation-wide American advocacy group, representing families and people affected by mental illness. NAMI claims to be a grass roots organization and has affiliates in every American state and in thousands of local communities in the country. NAMI's mission is to provide support, psychoeducation, and research for people and their families living with mental illness through various public education and awareness activities.
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