Biography
Dr. Christine M. Crawford is a board-certified adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist, educator, author, and mental health advocate. She serves as Chief Medical Officer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), where she works to advance public understanding of mental health and improve access to accurate, evidence-based information and support.
Dr. Crawford is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She completed her adult psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital. She earned her medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and her Master of Public Health from the Boston University School of Public Health.
A nationally recognized voice in mental health, Dr. Crawford is frequently featured in major media outlets including TODAY, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, NBC News, and WBUR. She is the author of "You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Your Child's Mental Health" and is dedicated to helping individuals, families, and communities better understand mental health and find hope, support, and recovery.