Thursday, September 11, 2003

Senators To Offer Amendment to Increase Medical Research Funding – Increased Funds for Mental Illness Research At Stake
A call to action at the NAMI web site - "The U.S. Senate will soon begin considering legislation covering FY 2004 funding for federal agencies and programs that include important federal investments for mental illness research. This bill, known as Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill (S 1356) includes the proposed 2004 budgets for both the National Institute of Health and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Because of tight budget constraints and a growing federal budget deficit, neither the House nor the Senate version of the Labor-HHS Appropriations bill includes sufficient increases for needed investments in research and services on severe mental illness..."