December 18, 2007
Influence NIMH Strategic Planning
I am late in passing this along, so apologies upfront. The National Institute of Mental Health is asking for public comments on its forthcoming strategic plan that will shape--to what degree I know not--how the agency marches forward with its research monies. According to the folks at MindFreedom, the current document is all about doing research for more pharmaceutical "innovations." That's nice, but I'm sure readers of this site might like to offer NIMH their two cents on NIMH ought to be putting its taxpayer funded resources.
You can get background on this here.
Or you can just email NIMH at strategicplanning2@mail.nih.gov.
Your comments need to be sent to them within the next three days, so take ten minutes or so and dash off a quick email with your thoughts.
Posted by Philip Dawdy at December 18, 2007 12:03 AM
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Wow, it is now the Decade of Discovery. After the Decade of the Brain, the Eras of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Evidence Based Practices, and the current Era of Recovery & Wellness, couldn't we finally have The Era of the Implementation of the other Eras?
Though the draft includes "Strategic Objective 4: Strengthen the Public Health Impact of NIMH Supported Research," little ever changes in the mental health system .... except for the meds and the shiboleths. No wonder so little actually changes.
thank you for this information. i spend so much time stewing in bitter juice, it felt good to put in my two cents with the NIMH.
