NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. It is an association of hundreds of local affiliates, state organizations and volunteers who work in local communities to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need.

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (NCADA) is a nonprofit community health agency servicing over 100,000 people annually in St. Louis and the surrounding counties.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders.