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CahoonMom to Tristan my beautiful 8 yr old son with autism.1 in every 150 children are born with autism in the US My new email michellecahoon@...From: NAMI <auto-updates@...>Subject: A Mental Health Care System in Crisismichellecahoon@...Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 4:19 PM

A Mental Health Care System in Crisis - 4/1/2009 4:19:00 PM

A Mental Health Care System in CrisisOur mental health

care system is in a state of emergency. Your secure, online

gift to NAMI will allow us to continue to fight for people living with mental

illness and their families.Last month NAMI released its Grading

the States 2009 report, a state-by-state assessment of the nation's public

mental health care system for adults.The national average grade was a D.

This is unacceptable in times of plenty and disastrous in the current economic

environment.Thus far, Grading

the States 2009 has reached over 40 million people through television and

radio alone.The coverage of NAMI's findings has been

widespread and swift:“ ... we've made some progress... But

it's a C. Nobody wants to be just average. â€~ Virginia State

OfficialCNN: “The

nation does a poor job in the ways it serves its mentally ill population, earning

a D, according to a report card issued Wednesday by an advocacy group.â€USA Today: “Even

if lower-income people seek counseling for recession-related stress, they may

have to wait a long time or never get help, says a report on public mental-health

services out Wednesday...â€The Miami Herald: “The National Alliance of Mental Illness just issued a report

giving Florida a D grade for its mental healthcare system... Gov. Charlie Crist

said the mediocre grade is a call to action.†Florida

Gov. Charlie Crist was candidly informed of his state's poor performance in NAMI's

reportA reporter from The Miami

Herald handed Florida Governor Charlie Crist a copy of the report after

he was asked about the state's D grade.Crist seemed stunned by

the grade, but said that he would like to improve.Watch the candid

exchange on the Grading

the States 2009 Web site.Your

donations will enable NAMI to continue working for reform in each state's

mental health care system, so that every person with mental illness receives the

best care possible.

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