Aims

To support the free and open dissemination of research findings and information on alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. To encourage open access to peer-reviewed articles free for all to view.

For full versions of posted research articles readers are encouraged to email requests for "electronic reprints" (text file, PDF files, FAX copies) to the corresponding or lead author, who is highlighted in the posting.

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Monday, May 21, 2007

Participate in Memorial Day Insurance Equity Action!
“In Washington, the squeaky wheel gets the grease…. So Congress needs to hear from everyone who thinks it's time to bring fairness and equality to insurance coverage for mental illnesses and addictions.” Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), May 2007.

Faces & Voices of Recovery urges you to participate in Memorial Day Insurance Equity Action from May 28th – June 1st when members of Congress will be home for the Memorial Day recess.

Support is growing in Congress for enactment of H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007. (Click here for a one page fact sheet.) We need your help to keep the heat on for action in this Congress. We know that the American public supports this law, which is an important step in getting people the help they need to enjoy long-term recovery from addiction.

According to a Peter D. Hart Research Associates and Robert M. Teeter’s Coldwater Corporation national survey for Faces & Voices of Recovery, “a 76% majority of Americans are more likely to vote for a candidate who proposed a law that required health insurance companies to cover recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs the same as other medical conditions.”

Join us this Memorial Day in building support for insurance equity!

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

  1. Meet with your member of Congress during the Memorial Day recess to urge him or her to push for enactment of H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act. Learn more…
  2. Write a letter to the editor, urging Congressional action on the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act this year. Use our Sample Letters to the Editor to send a Letter to the Editor of your local paper during Memorial Day Weekend.
  3. Write an Op-Ed for your local newspaper, urging Congressional action on the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act this year. Use our Sample Op-Ed to write an Op-Ed for your local newspaper during Memorial Day Weekend. Read the Op-Ed by Rep. Patrick Kennedy that’s been appearing in newspapers around the country.
  4. Encourage others in your community to ask your Representative to take action on the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act this Memorial Day. Learn more...

Thank you for participating in Memorial Day Insurance Equity Action! Email us to let us know what happened!

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