Harriet Shetler has passed away at the age of 92. She helped found the organization that eventually became the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), and was a tireless advocate on behalf of people with mental health concerns. It’s no wonder — her son had schizophrenia.
Today the organization Mrs. Shetler helped start, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has affiliates in every state and more than 1,100 communities. It offers support to the mentally ill and people living with them; promotes research and education on mental illness; and lobbies governments on mental health concerns.
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NAMI’s name was changed to remove the offensive caricature, “the” mentally ill, which detracted significantly from its advocacy.
For those of us working to change the name, it was a 20 year battle.
Harold A. Maio, retired mental health editor