Be An Advocate

If you are interested in policy issues concerning mental health, you should consider letting policy MAKERS know how you feel. Many decisions concerning the delivery of mental health and addictive disease services are made at the state level, by your elected officials and agency directors. YOUR voice can make a difference in shaping public policy.

During the months that the NC General Assembly is in session, you can go to the CPDMI cyberlobby site from this page and read information on action taking place concerning state mental health issues. Other sites you can connect to directly from this page are:

• NC Legislature (with direct links to individual officials)
• American Psychiatric Association (national issues/contacts)
• Coalition for Persons Disabled by Mental Illness (NC)