Bloomberg News reported yesterday that Sen. Charles Grassley expanded his inquiry about drug company influence and asked the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) about its funding. The Beltway nonprofit representing families with a mental illness has been the subject of previous articles about ties to pharmaceutical companies. The annual reports prominently list companies (not amounts). Disclosure is not the biggest issue it faces as much as the influence of these companies on its policies.
Thank you for investigating NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness).
Please investigate Mental Health America, CHADD, TeenScreen, and National Depression Screening Day too. They're drug industry front groups just like NAMI.
Sincerely,
The entire staff at the Institute for Nearly Genuine Research
In 2001, the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission disclosed to three persons, that six drug companies gave NAMI- 1998 - 2001 a total of $130,200, including $91,000 from Eli Lilly.
An Open Letter to Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Dear Senator Grassley,
Thank you for investigating NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness).
Please investigate Mental Health America, CHADD, TeenScreen, and National Depression Screening Day too. They're drug industry front groups just like NAMI.
Sincerely,
The entire staff at the Institute for Nearly Genuine Research
www.bonkersinstitute.org/mha.html
Posted by Methodius Isaac Bonkers | April 7, 2009 4:17 PM