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Policy and Advocacy Blog


Lobby Day 2025 Recap!
Thank You for Attending NAMI Washington's Lobby Day! NAMIWA Lobby Day 2025 participants group photo with everyone wearing NAMI green...


Youth Lead OSPI Candidate Forum
August 29th, 2024


NAMI Statement on Grants Pass v. Johnson
Copied from https://www.nami.org/press-releases/nami-statement-on-supreme-court-decision-allowing-communities-to-criminalize-homelessness...


Director of Public Policy goes on the record advocating for mental health care in rural communities...
“Most of the workforce is white (and) affluent. With NAMI, we talk with people all over the state, and what I hear consistently from...


Behavioral Health Roundtable with Senator Patty Murray
On April 4 th , NAMI WA Board Member, Debbie Ranniger and Director of Public Policy, Anna Nepomuceno, had the opportunity to participate...


What's going on with the 2023 bills?!
As with the nature of the legislative session, we must often adjust as bills move forward or come to a halt. We have shifted our focus to...


NAMIWA's Director of Public Policy at Governor Jay Inslee Behavioral Health Policy Press Conference!
On Friday, Dec 9th , Gov. Inslee held a press conference on his behavioral health priorities where NAMI WA’s Director of Public Policy spoke


Welcome to the NAMI WA Public Policy and Advocacy Blog!
Sept. 30th, 2022 Here you can expect to get the latest updates on NAMI WA’s advocacy efforts, legislative priorities, GOTV (Get Out the...
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