Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) has sent a letter to National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), requesting information about the non-profit mental-health-advocacy to disclose if and how its sources of funding may have influenced its policy decisions.
“I have come to understand that money from the pharmaceutical industry shapes the practices of nonprofit organizations which purport to be independent in their viewpoints and actions,” Grassley wrote in his letter.This is unsettling news. NAMI has done a lot of good for a lot of people, particularly for people who, because of the nature of their illnesses, often are not able to advocate for themselves. That the potential for a conflict of interest (or worse) exists leaves a particularly vulnerable population adrift.
Stay tuned.
via Beyond Meds
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An Open Letter to Senator Charles 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
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