Support Mental Illness Research and Services
Target:
Vote yes on the FY 2008 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill (S 1710)
I am writing to urge you to vote in favor of the FY 2008 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill (S 1710) and the critical investments it makes in mental illness research and services.
It is especially important that the Senate support the increases in this bill for the medical research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In recent years, NIH funding has failed to keep pace with the cost of medical research inflation. As a result, we are now losing opportunities for advances in basic scientific and clinical research.
This is especially important for the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). S 1710 includes a $43.4 million increase for NIMH, bringing overall funding up to $1.436 billion.
This increase is critical for continuing the advance of new discoveries into the genetics of schizophrenia, as well as biomarkers for bipolar disorder and major depression that will lead to newer, more effective treatments.
The Senate must continue this investment in biomedical research.
I also urge you to support funding in S 1710 for critical mental illness supportive services at SAMHSA including:
-- the proposed $4 million increase for suicide prevention programs under the Garrett Lee Smith Act,
-- the $11 million increase for services in supportive housing for individuals moving from chronic homelessness,
-- the proposed $13 million increase for the Mental Health Block Grant in the House version of S 1710, and
-- restoration of proposed cuts to the jail diversion program at the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS).
Finally, it is critically important that Congress provide the Social Security Administration with sufficient funding to address the record backlog in disability determinations and appeals.
Thank you for your support for mental illness research and services funding.
It is especially important that the Senate support the increases in this bill for the medical research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In recent years, NIH funding has failed to keep pace with the cost of medical research inflation. As a result, we are now losing opportunities for advances in basic scientific and clinical research.
This is especially important for the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). S 1710 includes a $43.4 million increase for NIMH, bringing overall funding up to $1.436 billion.
This increase is critical for continuing the advance of new discoveries into the genetics of schizophrenia, as well as biomarkers for bipolar disorder and major depression that will lead to newer, more effective treatments.
The Senate must continue this investment in biomedical research.
I also urge you to support funding in S 1710 for critical mental illness supportive services at SAMHSA including:
-- the proposed $4 million increase for suicide prevention programs under the Garrett Lee Smith Act,
-- the $11 million increase for services in supportive housing for individuals moving from chronic homelessness,
-- the proposed $13 million increase for the Mental Health Block Grant in the House version of S 1710, and
-- restoration of proposed cuts to the jail diversion program at the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS).
Finally, it is critically important that Congress provide the Social Security Administration with sufficient funding to address the record backlog in disability determinations and appeals.
Thank you for your support for mental illness research and services funding.
I am writing to urge you to vote in favor of the FY 2008 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill (S 1710) and the critical investments it makes in mental illness research and services.
It is especially important that the Senate support the increases in this bill for the medical research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In recent years, NIH funding has failed to keep pace with the cost of medical research inflation. As a result, we are now losing opportunities for advances in basic scientific and clinical research.
This is especially important for the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). S 1710 includes a $43.4 million increase for NIMH, bringing overall funding up to $1.436 billion.
This increase is critical for continuing the advance of new discoveries into the genetics of schizophrenia, as well as biomarkers for bipolar disorder and major depression that will lead to newer, more effective treatments.
The Senate must continue this investment in biomedical research.
I also urge you to support funding in S 1710 for critical mental illness supportive services at SAMHSA including:
-- the proposed $4 million increase for suicide prevention programs under the Garrett Lee Smith Act,
-- the $11 million increase for services in supportive housing for individuals moving from chronic homelessness,
-- the proposed $13 million increase for the Mental Health Block Grant in the House version of S 1710, and
-- restoration of proposed cuts to the jail diversion program at the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS).
Finally, it is critically important that Congress provide the Social Security Administration with sufficient funding to address the record backlog in disability determinations and appeals.
Thank you for your support for mental illness research and services funding.
It is especially important that the Senate support the increases in this bill for the medical research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In recent years, NIH funding has failed to keep pace with the cost of medical research inflation. As a result, we are now losing opportunities for advances in basic scientific and clinical research.
This is especially important for the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). S 1710 includes a $43.4 million increase for NIMH, bringing overall funding up to $1.436 billion.
This increase is critical for continuing the advance of new discoveries into the genetics of schizophrenia, as well as biomarkers for bipolar disorder and major depression that will lead to newer, more effective treatments.
The Senate must continue this investment in biomedical research.
I also urge you to support funding in S 1710 for critical mental illness supportive services at SAMHSA including:
-- the proposed $4 million increase for suicide prevention programs under the Garrett Lee Smith Act,
-- the $11 million increase for services in supportive housing for individuals moving from chronic homelessness,
-- the proposed $13 million increase for the Mental Health Block Grant in the House version of S 1710, and
-- restoration of proposed cuts to the jail diversion program at the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS).
Finally, it is critically important that Congress provide the Social Security Administration with sufficient funding to address the record backlog in disability determinations and appeals.
Thank you for your support for mental illness research and services funding.
Please go to this website: http://capwiz.com/nami/issues/alert/?alertid=10432721&PROCESS=Take Action
And sign the NAMI petition as well.
Thank you in advance for making a difference for Children and Adolescent mental health.
And sign the NAMI petition as well.
Thank you in advance for making a difference for Children and Adolescent mental health.
We signed the "Support Mental Illness Research and Services" petition!
# 84:
8:27 am PDT, Aug 10,
Andi Alnwick, New York
# 83:
10:07 am PDT, Jul 18,
Greta Malkotzoglou, Greece
# 82:
1:46 pm PDT, May 22,
Seth Stern, New Jersey
# 81:
4:41 pm PDT, Apr 27,
Gary Lampman, Tennessee
# 80:
1:41 am PDT, Apr 10,
Can Atik, Turkey
# 79:
7:17 pm PDT, Apr 9,
Carol Carroll, Florida
For more impact, add a personal comment here
For more impact, add a personal comment here
# 78:
2:25 pm PDT, Apr 4,
Linda Broome, California
I have a daughter who is Bipolar and another one along with myself who is depressed and has anxiety.More help and medications are desperately needed.
I have a daughter who is Bipolar and another one along with myself who is depressed and has anxiety.More help and medications are desperately needed.
# 77:
8:11 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Sarina Walczynski, Illinois
# 76:
12:49 am PDT, Mar 27,
Victoria Thomas, Wyoming
# 75:
3:31 pm PDT, Mar 16,
TAYLOR WEIDNER, Colorado
# 74:
2:51 pm PDT, Mar 15,
Jess Mercer, United Kingdom
# 73:
11:22 am PDT, Mar 14,
Name not displayed, California
It has been my experience that a family can not get help with a relative unless he threatens to harm someone or threatens suicide. I would like to see help provided to ones who can not afford to get help on their own, to make it easier for them to get help via counciling, group therapy, etc. When people are depressed they seem to withdraw more and their situation becomes more hopeless.
It has been my experience that a family can not get help with a relative unless he threatens to harm someone or threatens suicide. I would like to see help provided to ones who can not afford to get help on their own, to make it easier for them to get help via counciling, group therapy, etc. When people are depressed they seem to withdraw more and their situation becomes more hopeless.
# 72:
8:33 pm PDT, Mar 13,
Lynda Randall, Georgia
Mental Health Care is a core responsibility for the states. This area of healthcare affects us all in one way or another. More research is needed.
Mental Health Care is a core responsibility for the states. This area of healthcare affects us all in one way or another. More research is needed.
# 71:
12:22 pm PDT, Mar 13,
Patrick Grijalva, California
# 70:
8:39 am PDT, Mar 12,
Cherri Duran, California
# 69:
7:41 am PDT, Mar 12,
Name not displayed, California
# 68:
10:34 pm PDT, Mar 11,
Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin
# 67:
6:07 pm PDT, Mar 11,
James Herald, Indiana
# 66:
11:42 am PDT, Mar 11,
Sharon Mason, California
# 65:
10:23 am PDT, Mar 11,
Linda C. Lamirand, California
I thorougly support the bill. A dire need for resources. Many clients wth severe psychiatric disorders are not receiving mental health services.
I thorougly support the bill. A dire need for resources. Many clients wth severe psychiatric disorders are not receiving mental health services.
# 64:
8:48 am PDT, Mar 11,
Melissa Stanford, California
# 63:
3:38 pm PDT, Mar 10,
Monica Rodriguez, California
# 62:
1:52 pm PDT, Mar 10,
Patricia Hynes, California
More mental health services are desperately needed in the state. As a public health nurse, I have experienced difficulty in referring individuals to care from which they would have greatly benefited.
More mental health services are desperately needed in the state. As a public health nurse, I have experienced difficulty in referring individuals to care from which they would have greatly benefited.
# 61:
1:02 pm PDT, Mar 10,
Janet Andrea, California
# 60:
11:37 am PDT, Mar 10,
Abigail Romo, California
# 59:
10:51 am PDT, Mar 10,
Nola Sweeney, California
# 58:
10:44 am PDT, Mar 10,
Laura Hughes, California
# 57:
10:42 am PDT, Mar 10,
Linda Curry, California
# 56:
10:30 am PDT, Mar 10,
Callie Huston, California
a much overlooked population....
a much overlooked population....
# 55:
10:22 am PDT, Mar 10,
Julie Jones, California
# 54:
9:58 am PDT, Mar 10,
Name not displayed, California
# 53:
9:55 am PDT, Mar 10,
Andrea Singletary, California
# 52:
9:51 am PDT, Mar 10,
Elaine Anthony, California
# 51:
9:51 am PDT, Mar 10,
Debbie Spencer, California
