NAMI Jacksonville advocates to improve the lives of people affected by mental health conditions. From the U.S. Capitol to state legislatures to local city councils, we advocate for laws and policies that help ensure that people get the help they need when they need it.
We use the power of lived experience to shape how our country helps people with mental illness.
Established by NAMI Jacksonville, our group consists of practitioners, community partners, people living with mental health conditions, and their families and friends, who work together to help shape and improve mental health legislation.
The Northeast Florida Mental Health Advocacy Group (NEFLMHAG) works to advocate for improvements in mental health policies and legislation in Northeast Florida, and at state and national levels.
NEFLMHAG Meetings
We meet on the first Wednesday of each month from 6:30 – 7:30 pm on Zoom.
Meetings can include:
To attend a NEFLMHAG meeting, you need to register to get the Zoom link.
NEFLMHAG Legislative Priorities
Our legislative priorities for 2023-2024 are:
Meetings are open to anyone who wants to be involved in shaping mental health policy in Northeast Florida. Register to get the Zoom link.
Register NowAdvocacy Training
We also provide advocacy training with NAMI SMARTS for Advocacy workshops. We help you develop grassroots advocacy skills and how to turn lived experience into tools you can use to engage in issue advocacy.
The training includes:
Whether you’re new to advocacy or have years of experience, you will leave the workshop with messages, step-by-step tools and the practice you need to feel ready to make a difference.
NEFLMHAG is a member of the Florida Mental Health Advocacy Coalition (FLMHAC), and the groups share information and resources, and work together on advocacy at the state level.
The Florida Mental Health Advocacy Coalition (FLMHAC) is a statewide group of NAMI affiliates and other mental health advocacy partners.
The group’s main purpose is advocating for policy changes and better laws that can help improve the quality of the lives of Floridians affected by mental illness and/or substance use disorders.
Members of this non-profit, non-partisan coalition work together to:
Visit flmhac.org to learn more, become a member, and sign up to receive news and Action Alerts.
NAMI’s national office advocates on federal issues with Congress and the Executive Branch.
NAMI takes a non-partisan approach to advocate on a wide range of policy issues, including expanding access to health care coverage, advancing research, diverting people from justice system involvement, promoting early intervention and more.
NAMI advocates have helped pass federal parity laws and mental health reform, expanded coverage through the Affordable Care Act, and successfully fought back attempts to end patient protections.
Learn more about NAMI national advocacy efforts.
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