We the undersigned members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness- New York State (NAMI-MYS), including patients, their families, mental health care providers, and other supporters of mental health research, implore you not to cut the vital, life-saving funding for the National Institutes of Mental Health.
For those affected by severe persistent mental illness, research is our hope for the future. NAMI-NYS strongly supports the efforts to maintain and eventually increase federal funding to ensure there are adequate resources for promising biomedical research into brain disorders.
Research paves the way for prevention, recovery and cure. Research also allows us to maximize the value of our healthcare dollars by providing the most proven effective treatments to New Yorkers living with serious mental illness.
The longstanding, bipartisan commitment to NIMH has been crucial to America's health as well as being a factor in aiding both the state and federal economy. Thousands of medical schools, teaching hospitals, universities, and other research institutions in every state have benefited from NIMH funding, including the two leading research institutions in New York State, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Nathan Kline Institute.
The research being done by NIMH Insititutions leading to proper diagnoses of mental illnesses ensures patients are getting the proper, most up-to-date treatments.
For the health and well-being of the American people and the American economy, we urge you: do not cut funding for the National Institutes of Mental Health.
Updates
April 14, 2011
The research labs in New York have been reaching out to me all week. Silence from the budget committee continues but we are keeping the pressure on.
Reached 100 supporters
April 13, 2011
6 Comments
it is shameful how little we invest in mental health as it is. keep the funding where it belongs!!
These cuts will literally cost lives. Think about the patients for once instead of just the budget.
mental health is just as important as physical health. why do they always try to take away money from the programs that actually help people
My son needs this research. Don't cut it.
NIMH funding is vital for so many families in NY. Please find the money somewhere else.
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We the undersigned members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness- New York State (NAMI-MYS), including patients, their families, mental health care providers, and other supporters of mental health research, implore you not to cut the vital, life-saving funding for the National Institutes of Mental Health.
For those affected by severe persistent mental illness, research is our hope for the future. NAMI-NYS strongly supports the efforts to maintain and eventually increase federal funding to ensure there are adequate resources for promising biomedical research into brain disorders.
Research paves the way for prevention, recovery and cure. Research also allows us to maximize the value of our healthcare dollars by providing the most proven effective treatments to New Yorkers living with serious mental illness.
The longstanding, bipartisan commitment to NIMH has been crucial to America's health as well as being a factor in aiding both the state and federal economy. Thousands of medical schools, teaching hospitals, universities, and other research institutions in every state have benefited from NIMH funding, including the two leading research institutions in New York State, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Nathan Kline Institute.
The research being done by NIMH Insititutions leading to proper diagnoses of mental illnesses ensures patients are getting the proper, most up-to-date treatments.
For the health and well-being of the American people and the American economy, we urge you: do not cut funding for the National Institutes of Mental Health.
Updates
April 14, 2011
The research labs in New York have been reaching out to me all week. Silence from the budget committee continues but we are keeping the pressure on.
Reached 100 supporters
April 13, 2011
6 Comments
Ridiculous to cut this. We need more answers for brain disorders not less. Stop playing games with people's lives.
it is shameful how little we invest in mental health as it is. keep the funding where it belongs!!
These cuts will literally cost lives. Think about the patients for once instead of just the budget.
mental health is just as important as physical health. why do they always try to take away money from the programs that actually help people
My son needs this research. Don't cut it.
NIMH funding is vital for so many families in NY. Please find the money somewhere else.
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Ridiculous to cut this. We need more answers for brain disorders not less. Stop playing games with people's lives.