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Michael Leavitt
Sec of Heath & Human Services

Eric Broderick
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Admin

I'm writing to ask you to resolve the bottleneck in the Substance Abuse &
Mental Health Adminstration (SAMHSA) not paying their outstanding bills that were appropriated to keep 1-800-SUICIDE running.

Please fully review KBHC's claim and expedite it as soon as possible.

The Hopeline needs:

The Federal Government to fairly move Hopeline's claim in outstanding bills from 2003 and 2004 through their process

The Federal Government to honor the intent of the late Senator Paul Wellstone - to support a private suicide prevention network.

For all 800 numbers that are used for mental health - to stay private from even our government - in order for these lines to work - they must be completely confidential!

The Federal Government to assist in training and certification of crisis line workers

Assistance in networking all crisis hotlines in the Hopeline Network for the greater good of the communities they serve

Training and linkage of emergency response personnel to understand the needs of a person in a psychiatric crisis

Equal access to the Universal Service Fund for the Hopeline and the Crisis Centers that answer the calls

Please also remove your request to the Federal Communications Commission to pull 1-800-SUICIDE from KBHC when it was the federal governement that has not paid the moneys owed!

Yours,

A copy of the letter will be sent to the following offices at Health & Human Services (HHS) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA). Please feel free to call or write hand written letters as well to the following addresses.

Health And Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Telephone: 202-619-0257
Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775
Email: Mike.Leavitt@hhs.gov

Contacts at SAMHSA:

Eric Broderick
Acting Director of SAMHSA
Email: eric.broderick@samhsa.hhs.gov
Phone: 240-276-2000

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What Hopeline Needs

The Federal Government to fairly move Hopeline's claim in outstanding bills from 2003 and 2004 through their process
The Federal Government to honor the intent of the late Senator Paul Wellstone - to support a private suicide prevention network
For all 800 numbers that are used for mental health - to stay private from even our government - in order for these lines to work - they must be completely confidential!
The Federal Government to assist in training and certification of crisis line workers
Assistance in networking all crisis hotlines in the Hopeline Network for the greater good of the communities they serve
Training and linkage of emergency response personnel to understand the needs of a person in a psychiatric crisis
Equal access to the Universal Service Fund for the Hopeline and the Crisis Centers that answer the calls


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