Connecticut's Mental Health Crisis Needs Fixing! Testifiers Wanted!

KEEP THE PROMISE COALITION

CREATING AWARENESS OF CONNECTICUT'S MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

WHO WE ARE

LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

TELL IT LIKE IT IS TESTIFIERS

	We need folks who are willing to testify at public hearings, such as Appropriations, Human Services, and others to protect mental health services and funding. It is key that we have some coverage for each committee. Keep the Promise will provide you with the hearing dates and written materials to help you draft testimony. KTP-related hearings largely occured from January through March '09.

KTP members have testified in the past on issues including, but not limited to:

* Alternatives to Incarceration/Juvenile Justice
* Supportive Housing
* Elderly/Disabled Housing
* Provider Rates
* Raise Medicaid Income Limit
* Young Adult Services
* Investing in Community Mental Health Services

Call Cheri Bragg, Coordinator for any help at 860-882-0236 or toll free at 1-800-215-3021

Keep the Promise Coalition, c/o NAMI-CT
241 Main St., 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-882-0236 or Fax: 860-882-0240
Email: keepthepromise@namict.org

TURNING TESTIMONY INTO LETTERS

You’ve Already Done the Work – Use It!

Converting written testimony into a letter to the editor or op-ed piece is a simple way to maximize the impact of work you’ve already done.

In order to increase the likelihood of publication, it is preferable to draft an introductory paragraph that links the testimony to a recent event or story if possible.

If necessary, you can edit the testimony to make it meet the publication’s limit on the length of letters to the editor.

You may also simply want to submit all or part of the testimony with a picture from the hearing – particularly if you are submitting it to a weekly paper that may be more generous with space.

*Information on submitting letters can be found on our "Media Matters" or "Resources" pages or simply by clicking on the "Golden Pen" link on the "Get Involved" page.*

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Last Updated on April 13, 2009