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• Tell Your Senators: Protect Prevention and Public Health Funding
  The creation this year of the Prevention and Public Health Fund (Fund) as part of the Affordable Care Act marked an historic investment Congress in much-needed preventive services. Take Action!
• Help End Discriminatory Practices for Gulf Coast Oil Spill Victims!
  Kenneth Feinberg, the Administrator of the Independent Gulf Coast Claims Facility, said he would likely not be compensating individuals for mental illnesses that result from the disaster. Urge him change this discriminatory and wrong position.
• Medicaid Extension Still in Jeopardy
  The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes bill (H.R. 4213) still lacks enough support to make it through the Senate. Urge your Senator to support this extension of the increase in Medicaid funding. Take Action!
• Medicaid Crisis Contact Your Senators Today!
  Urge your Senators to save crucial health care funding by adding back the extension of the Medicaid into the "American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 (HR 4213)"; before it's brought up on the Senate floor. Take Action!
• Call Your House Member--Tell Them to Vote for Essential Medicaid Funding
  The House of Representatives is expected to vote TODAY (May 27th) on $26 billion in additional Medicaid funding to prevent cuts in coverage during the current economic downturn. take Action!
• Extend the Medicaid Funding Increase by SUPPORTING THE MEDICAID AND EDUCATION JOBS AMENDMENT to HR 1586
  Contact Your Senators Today: Tell Your Senators to Extend the Medicaid Funding Increase by SUPPORTING THE MEDICAID AND EDUCATION JOBS AMENDMENT to HR 1586. Take Action!
• Tell Your Legislators: Extend the Increase in Medicaid Funding-FMAP
  The House & Senate have passed legislation to extend this enhanced Medicaid rate which expires on June 30, 2011. But unless legislation extending this increase is enacted, states will be forced to make deep cuts. Take Action!
• Let's Keep All Students Safe: Contact Your Senator
  MHA has joined a broad group of health and disability organizations in support of legislation that would for first time set minimum federal standards on the use of restraint and seclusion in all schools receiving federal support. Take Action!
• It's Time to Finish the Job On Health Care Reform: Contact Congress--Tell Them to Vote for Change
  After months of debate and discussion, it's time to act on health care reform. The health care reform legislation waiting for a final push through Congress addresses many concerns. That's why we need you to contact your Senators and Representative!
• Tell Congress: Continue the Fight for Reform
  Tell your Senators and Representative that they need to continue the fight for reform and complete action on an overhaul of the system and tell your Members of Congress how lack of insurance or inadequate coverage has harmed you or people you know.
• Tell Your Senators: Extend the Increase in Medicaid Funding
  Contact your Senators and urge them to cosponsor S. 3000 and support action on legislation to extend increased federal support for Medicaid.
• Tell Congress: Don't Abandon the Fight for Reform
  Tell Congress: Don't Abandon the Fight for Reform
• Urge Your Senators to Support Key Mental Health Amendment
  Urge Your Senators to Support Key Mental Health Amendment to Health Reform Plan Would Establish Depression Treatment Centers
• October 20 is National Call-In Day for Health Reform.
  Your voice is key in creating real health reform. Join millions of Americans around the country for a national Call-In Day to Congress on October 20 and tell your representatives:
• One Last Effort to Protect Last Year's Parity Law
  Urge Your Representative to Sign onto Rep. Patrick Kennedy's Letter in Support of Strong Parity Regulations
• Make Access to Mental Health Services a Key Part of Reform
  Members of Congress are back home for the July 4th recess. Urge them to improve access to mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention services and increase coordination between these services and primary care as key elements of health care
• Senate Committee to Act on Health Care Reform TODAY!
  Last week the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee released a draft health care reform bill that would expand coverage for the uninsured and establish new programs to improve health care quality.
• Help Stop PTSD Suicides
  This important letter is from Matt Kuntz, one of our featured speakers at Mental Health America's Centennial Conference (June 10-13, 2009). We first heard about Matt's story last year from then Senator Obama on the campaign trail.
• Health Reform Alert
  Congressional leaders and the Obama Administration are committed to acting on a health care reform plan this spring. With legislators making key decisions on what is included in legislation, they need to hear from you.

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