Each year NAMI hosts one of the biggest mental health summits, NAMICon, where there is something for everyone. Whether you are living with a mental health condition, caring for someone who is, a NAMI grassroots leader, a mental health professional, or just starting on your mental health journey.

NAMICon is not only a place where peers and advocates come together to build community and learn - it's also a time for recognizing leaders and innovators in the mental health field.

Deadline for all nominations is April 9th, 2025 at 11:59pm ET

Nomination Form
Awards FAQs

Awards

This year we are excited to give out the following prestigious awards.
Self-nominations are accepted.

Gloria Huntley Award

The Gloria Huntley Award recognizes exemplary advocacy work by an individual or organization at the national or local level.

 

Ken Steele Award

The Ken Steele Award recognizes outstanding contributions by an individual living with mental illness to improve the quality of life, increase empowerment and promote integration and inclusion for their peers.
 
 

Lionel Aldridge Champions Award

This award recognizes an individual with mental illness who demonstrates courage, leadership, and service in their work to promote recovery and ensure that all people with mental illness live full lives in their communities. NAMI’s highest peer award is given in the spirit of our organization’s ongoing commitment and devotion to supporting a movement and community that is inclusive of people with mental illness, their family members, and friends.

 

Multicultural Outreach Award

This award honors effective efforts to ensure that diversity and inclusion are high priorities within NAMI.

 

Outstanding NAMI Affiliate Award

This award honors a NAMI Affiliate that demonstrates exceptional leadership, strong community presence, outreach to diverse communities, and exemplary stewardship of the NAMI mission and Standards of Excellence. 
For 2025, we invite nominations that recognize NAMI Affiliates who have substantially contributed to the NAMI Mission.

The NAMI Affiliate nominated should be in good standing with NAMI National.

 

 

Outstanding NAMI State Organization Award

This award honors a NAMI State Organization that demonstrates exceptional leadership, strong state or community presence, outreach to diverse communities, and exemplary stewardship of the NAMI mission and Standards of Excellence. 

The NAMI State Organization nominated should be in good standing with NAMI National.

 
 

Richard and Betsy Greer Advocacy Award

This award honors NAMI advocates whose leadership and vision has advanced policy and advocacy efforts that impact individuals living with mental illness and their families.

 

Sam Cochran Criminal Justice Award

This award recognizes an exemplary individual whose work in the criminal justice system has improved the fair and humane treatment of people with mental illness.

 

Young Leader Award

This award recognizes young adults who exemplify exceptional leadership among their peers to foster a culture of recovery and resiliency that helps young people with mental illness live full lives in their communities.