IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED

[Guest guest]

IMMEDIATE ACTION MUST BE TAKEN!!! URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED …

The President has recently made public his support of mandated mental health

parity. Legislation is now being drafted and reviewed in both the House and

Senate. This would authorize insurance payment for psychiatric services equal

to those of medical services despite the fact that no psychiatric " disorder "

can be medically/scientifically proven to exist.

According to Bruce Wiseman, U.S. President of CCHR®, " Mental Health Parity

amounts to a blank check for a Mental Health Industry that cannot police

itself, frequently abuses patients and rips off the health care system. Costs

of psychiatric care run a staggering 300% more than other health care

services, with a greater percentage of this going to brain-damaging

psychiatric drugs. "

(To view a full report on Mandated Mental Health Parity visit

www.psychassault.com/parity_analysis_cover.htm )

Supporters of parity have beefed up their agenda and NAMI (National Alliance

of the Mentally Ill) will be holding a major rally in D.C. on the 6th of June

with the intention of garnering major Congressional support. It is critical

that we come out in force and let our federal representatives know that we

oppose this measure. We have to date flooded Congress with emails, faxes and

phone calls. We must now stiffen the gradient.

Personal visits are the very best way to let those who represent you in

Congress know your position. We are asking you to step up to the plate and

help us stop this bill in its tracks!!! What is needed is the following

(listed in priority order):

1. Visits to Washington D.C. offices to meet your Congressional

Representatives or their Aides.

2. Visits to the home offices of your Congressional Representatives (as they

will be in their areas the last week of May).

3.Visits to the home offices to meet with your Congressional Representatives’

Aide.

This is something that anyone can do. A briefing sheet on the issue will be

provided for your reference. What we are looking at here is QUANTITY of

communication. (Meetings are quick and can run anywhere from 10 minutes to a

half an hour).

Time is a key factor here. Please contact Vicki at CCHR INT. IMMEDIATELY to

confirm your intention to help on what is needed and wanted. I can be reached

by email at humanrights@... or by calling (800) 869-2247.

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