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Ro ers Governor ormyomins NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE 1129 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Washington 5, D.C. REpublic 7-4398 Co-Chairmen Executive Director MRS. ALBERT D. LASKER 0 CHARLES SCHLAIFER MIKE GORMAN July 13, 1964 Ws. Albert D. Lasker The Lasker Foundation 3313 Chrysler Building New York 17, Mew York Dear Hrs. Lasker: I am happy to report to you that the U.S. Congress has appropriated the highest sum in history for the National Institute of Mental Health for the fiscal year which be an on July 1, 1964. The Institute has been allotted $d,147,500, an increase of $2,062,500 over last year's figure o Both Houaes of Congress, in appropriating increased monies for the activities of the Institute, showed a keen awareness of the prime need for both increased re- search upon mental illness and greatly accelerated train- in$ program8 for gSychiatric personnel. For example, the Senate Committee on A.propriat9ons explained its increase over the Administration bud et figure in these incisive words in its report to the %I 11 Senate: llSuch an increase recognizes that the ultimate goal, sought under these activities can only be aohieved by a combination of incre~ed man- power and an increased intensity of research aativity. Training is particularly stressed in this appropriation since despite the training program sponsored by this Institute for 7 years, the need for specially trained personnel con- tinues to increase at a rapid rate. The gen- eral problem of the mentally ill is so great that it is not possible to satisfy it by Fed- eral aotion alone and the committee is grati- fied to learn of increasing activity in these fields by regional associations of States. The committee commends the Institute for its part in stimulating this needed actvity. ADVISORY COMMITTEE Hon. Frederick G. Payfie L'nited States Senafor and Former Gor.ernor of llfaine Former Gorernor of ~Lssarhrcse~~s Former Gowrnor of Mississippi Hon. Paul A. Dever Hon. Fielding L. Wright, Sr. Hon. Sidney S. Jlc,\Iarh Hon. Elbert S. Canel Hon. Fuller Warren Hon. Henry F. Schricker Hon. Earl K. Long Former Got er~or of Arkansas Former Gor,emor of Delacare Former Corernor of Florida Former Gorernor of Indiana Former Gor,er?Jor of Louisiana Spafford Ackerly, AI. D. Chester Alter, Ph. D. hlrs. >fax Ascoli Edward L. Bernays Barry gingham Karl Bowman, hf. D. Francis J. Braceland, hI. D. Henry W. Brosin, hf. D. Arthur Bunker hlelvin A. Casberg, 31. D. XIrs. Bennett Cerf Bennett Cerf David Crockett R. W. Cumley, Ph. D. Albert Deutsch Franklin G. Ebaugh, 31. D. hlrs. Winthrsp Emmet 0. Spurgeon English, hf. D. Jack Ewalt, hf. D. Jacob Finesinger, hf. D. Emerson Foote hfrs. Allmon Fordyce Edwin Gildea, hI. D. SPONSORIKG MEbIBERS Margaret C. - L. Gildea, hf. D. Mike Gorman Roy Grinker, hI. D. hlrs. John Gunther John Gunther Irving Harris F. Homburger, hf. D. Robert W. Hyde, hf. D. hfrs. Henry Ittleson, Sr. hI. Ralph Kaufman, M. D. Willinm K. Keller, hI. D. hfra. Robert Kintner Judge John H. Lamneck Isabel Leighton hlrr. David Levy hfrs. Leonard Lyons Arthur hfag hfrr. Florence hfalioney Albert Q. hfairel hkr. Joseph Mankiewicz Ben hfay Karl A. hfenninger, hf. D. William C. Menninger, hf. D. Hon. John W. &cter Hon. W. Kerr Scr,tt Hon. Gordon Brou ning Hon. Frank A. Barrett Former Got ernor of .\.lantana Former Goternor cf .YGr:b CarCliM Formcr Corernor of Tetrneirec L'nited States Senator and Former Gorernor Gf Wyoming Lois Mattox Jliller John A. P. hlillet, Jf. D. Robert A. Moore, >I. D. Douglas Orr, Jf. D. A1 Ostrow Clifton Perkins, hf. D. Howard Potter, Sf. I). Justin Reese Bernard J. Reis Thomas A. C. Rennie, hf. D. Elmo Roper Thomar Roscnberg Helen Ross Leonard Rountree, 51. D. Arthur H. Ruggler, Jf. D. hfrr. Charles Schlaifer Julius Schreiber, 51. D. Spyros P. Skourar Harry C. Solomon, &I. D. Benjamin Spock, M. D. hfrs. Charles Vidor Osro T. Woods, SI. D. S. Bernard Worris, hf. D. Purpose: Through a broad educational campaign, to create public understanding and support of the IO-point Bill of Rights for the mentally ill adopted by the I954 National Governors' Conference on Mental Health. To convince the American people to actively support federal, state and local preventive mental health programs emphasizing research, training and expanded clinic and community services designed to treat and cure mental illness in its early stager. I1 "Research progress in tbis area is errrgeotedly slow due to the very nature of the problem8 posed by mental illness and again due to short- ages in research talent. However, it is en- couraging to note the beginning entrasce of diversely trained scientist8 into these areas and trust such a trend will continue. This latter happening has already permitted the be innin of programs on the cau8es of mental factors. Seeking an organic cause for certain of the systematic psychoses is a trend in mental health re- search with exoiting possiblities." il !?? ness ncluding the role of metabolic md endocrine However, the final figure authorized by the Congress falls far short of the $29,550,000 requested by the National Mental Health Committee. Our major disappointment occurred in the area of construction monies for mental health research facilities - al- though we had requested $8,000,000 for this important item, we were not allowed any money for the fiscal year 1955. However, there is reason for some optimism even in this field. The authoritative WASHINGTON REPORT ON THB MEDICAL SCIENCES reported the following on July 6th. "Likelihood is increasing that in another year Coneress will grant f'unds for construction, expansion asla im- provement of research facilities in hospitals and pro- fessional schools. ..Senate investigators are gathering data relating to the feasibility of broaaening re- search assistance in this manner." As a further evidence of keen Congressional interest in construo- tion monies for research facilities, Senator Edward J. Thye, chairman of the Subcommittee that handles the mental health f'unds, had this to say on the floor of the Senate: "1 shall expect the committee staff...to assist in the preparation of data and the survey of the whole prob- lem in an effort to bring the question before the Sen- ate for a definite conclusion 8s to whether public monies should be granted to our colleges and hospitals and other nonprofit institutions to add to the total research facilities in the fight against disease. I hope our study and investigations will offer sufficient evidence to permit us to reach an affirmative conclusion. I personally think that such an expenditure of Federal funds would inure greatly to the public benefit." 111 The National Mental Health Committee will reaouble its effort8 to obtain these vital research construetion monies, but it desper- ately needs help from the rass roots. State and local mental their Congressmen, or preferably visit them when they are baok home, and explain to them the urgent need for these funds. health societies and indiv P dual psychiatrists should write to Our Committee cannot begin to thank the many people who played so appreciable a part in gaining a record sum of money for the National Institute of Mental Health. A reat deal of credit goes to the witnesses who appeared before bot f Rouse and Senate Appropriations Committees on behalf of our budget - Mr. Charles Schlaifer and Doctors Appel, Bartemier, Bond, English and Gottlieb. Their effective an8 well doaumented testimony wa8 praised by members of both Bouse and Senate Committees and. was certainly influential in gaining the significant increase over last year's figure. mental health societies who wrote very fine letters to Congreas- men urging additional appropriations. Most importwt of all, we are deeply grateful to the state Governors, both for their activity with individual Congressmen and for their oponsorshig of national and regional mental health conferences whioh have cagtured the interest and admiration of the Congress and the people. Credit must also go to the state and local I hope that we can work together even more closely in the coming year to achieve our common objectives. go but we are making very significant progress each year. We have a long way to Cordially, "Mike Gorman Executive Director