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NAMI's Commitment to Recovery

"NAMI is committed to the health and well-being of persons living with mental illness.  As part of that commitment, NAMI advocates to ensure appropriate access to treatment and supports that promote recovery."

Local Advocacy

How can you make a difference in mental health funding?  Tell your elected officials your personal story in a brief paragraph or two (including the real possibility of recovery when mental health funding is available).  Use facts to support your requests. Facts and information are available on the NAMI Web site at www.nami.org (use the search function or go to Inform Us, then About Public Policy).  If you can't find what you need, email Angela Kimball at angelak@nami.org.  We can make a difference in state and local decisions if we become involved.  Phone calls and e-mails from citizen advocates can change the course of issues directly affecting mental health funding.

If you are a NAMI member you can sign up for legislative alerts through their website:  www.nami.org.  NAMI's website has a Legislative Action Center which makes responding to their alerts simple.  NAMI Oregon and NAMI Mid-Valley will send you important legislative alerts as well.  (www.nami.org/oregon or www.nami.org/sites/NAMI-MidValley) 

If you don't have the time to personalize a letter to your legislator, it's just a mouse click away to let your representatives know that you are supporting/opposing a bill on the state or local level.  Phone calls are effective as well.

To contact your local legislators:  The e-mail address of legislators is rep. or sen., followed by first and last names without a space, followed by: @ state.or.us.

Example:  rep.saragelser@state.or.us.

Need addresses or phone numbers for Oregon? Visit the website at www.leg.state.or.us or call the Capitol at (503)986-1000

Local Legislators:

Representative Sara Gelser (Dem) E-Mail: rep.saragelser@state.or.us or Phone: (503) 986-1416  Address:  900 Court St. NE, Suite H-285, Salem, OR 97301  Website:  http://www.leg.state.or.us/morse

Representative Andy Olson (Rep) E-Mail: rep.andyolson@state.or.us or Phone: (503) 986-1415  Address:  900 Court St. NE, Suite H-478 Salem, OR  97301  Website: http://www.leg.state.or.us/olson

Senator Frank Morse (Rep) E-Mail: sen.frankmorse@state.or.us or Phone: (503) 986-1708  Address:  900 Court St. NE, Suite S-311, Salem, OR 97301  Website: http://www.leg.state.or.us/gelser

Federal Senators:

Sen. Jeffrey A. Merkley (DEM),  United State Senate, 107 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510, E-Mail: http://merkley.senate.gov/contact 

Phone: (202) 224-3753

Sen. Ron Wyden (DEM), 107 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-0001, E-Mail:  http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/  Phone: (202)224-5244

Federal Representative: 

Rep. Kurt Schrader(DEM),  United States House of Representatives, 1419 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 

E-Mail: https://forms.house.gov/schrader/contact-form.shtml     

Phone: (202) 225-5711

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