Where the candiates really stand on mental health

The 2008 Presidential PrimariesBringing Mental Healthcare to the Ballot
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has sent a questionnaire to all presidential candidates in each party. We also encouraged candidates to provide us with other relevant materials or explanations of their positions if they did not have time to respond to our questionnaire.
NAMI does not endorse specific candidates and any materials posted are intended for educational purposes only. They should not be used by any affiliate to endorse a candidate. Non-profit charitable organizations, including NAMI affiliates, are prohibited by law from endorsing specific candidates.
Questionnaire View a copy of our candidate questionnaire.
Democrats
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New YorkQuestionnaire response
John Edwards, former Senator from North CarolinaQuestionnaire response
Mike Gravel, former Senator from AlaskaResponse pending
Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio Response pending
Sen. Barack Obama of IllinoisQuestionnaire response

Republicans
John Cox of IllinoisResponse pending
Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City Response pending
Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas Response pending
Rep. Duncan Hunter of California Response pending
Alan Keyes of Maryland Response pending
Sen. John McCain of ArizonaSenator McCain has provided NAMI with this Mental Health Statement in lieu of a response to our questionnaire. The Campaign has informed us that it is Senator McCain’s policy not to respond to questionnaires.
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas Response pending
Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts
The Campaign has informed us that it is Governor Romney’s policy not to respond to questionnaires. As with all candidates, we have asked whether they have information that they would like to submit on their mental healthcare/healthcare positions and the response is pending.
Fred Thompson, former Senator from Tennessee Response pending


This is from an advocate for veterans. She has PTSD and Agent Orange

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT VETERANS GO AND SPEAK AT CANDIDATE'S TOWN HALLS MEETING. I DO NOT ENDORSE ANY CANDIDATE. I AM GOING TO THEIR MEETINGS TO INFORM THEM ON THE LACK OF HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MR EDWARDS ABOUT THE LACK OF CARE AND PTSD & MST. AT EVERY MEETING I ATTEND I DO SO IN MY CLASS A'S TO BEEN IDENTIFIED AS "THE VETERAN". DRESS AS A VETERAN AND NO ONE WILL TURN YOU AWAY IN FRONT OF SO MANY REPORTERS. SPEAK AND SPEAK THE TRUTH FOR ME AND ALL OF US. I TAKE WITH ME STATEMENTS FROM MEN AND WOMEN... AND THE ONES THAT I HAVE PERMISSION TO HAND OUT I GIVE TO THE STAFF OR TO THE CANDIDATES.

OBAMA WAS OVER TWO HOURS LATE AND DID NOT GIVE ANY EXPLANATION OF WHY HE WAS LATE ( by that time I WAS IN TERRIBLE PAIN...STAYED IN BED FOR ALL OF THE NEXT DAY AND I DIDN'T GET TO GO AND SPEAK TO HILLARY) AND HE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT VETERANS. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL REPORTERS AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM THEM SOON. SENATOR CLINTON TONIGHT SPOKE ABOUT PTSD, RAPE AND MST. WE HAVE TO JOIN TOGETHER IN ONE VOICE TO DEMAND OUR VA RIGHTS. AND DO IT NOW... VETERANS ARE THE LARGEST GROUP OF AMERICA.!!!!!!



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