Which of the following is a grassroots, self-help support organization of families, friends, and clients with severe mental illness?
1. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
2. American Mental Health Association (AMHA)
3. A mental health clinic
4. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
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Rationale: The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a grassroots, self-help, advocacy and support organization of families, consumers (a term used by NAMI to describe people diagnosed with and receiving treatment for severe mental illness), and friends of people with severe mental disorders. NAMI provides several services to families and consumers, including general information on mental disorders, psychiatric medications, and mental health policy positions; referral to state and local affiliates and support groups throughout the country; and support from trained volunteers—consumers and family members—who know what it's like to have a mental disorder or to have a family member with a mental disorder. The other agencies are not grassroots self-help organizations.
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