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class=038595221-08032004>Yesterday, the Mental Health Association in New York
State (MHANYS), longtime supporters of Timothy's Law, stood up and added yet
another compelling piece of evidence in the case for passage of Timothy's
Law. At a press conference in Albany, the organization released a
copy of a letter they sent to Senate Majority Leader Bruno, Speaker Silver,
and Governor Pataki citing an <FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>overall savings
to the 2004-05 NYS budget of over $200 million if Timothy's Law is
included</STRONG></FONT>. $43 million dollars worth of the potential
savings would come from savings to Medicaid, costs insurance companies would
assume. The other $185 million would emanate from social
services savings. These costs result from the other services the state
must assume when custody of a child is relinquished, costs such as housing,
education, food, clothing, etc... The cost savings associated with
the Social Services budget would be a direct savings for the state,
and would come as a result of merely keeping the family unit
intact.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
class=038595221-08032004>The story <SPAN class=979293316-09032004>brought
</SPAN>attention <SPAN class=979293316-09032004>to Timothy's Law in the
most unexpected of places, a Business Jounral. A copy of the article in
Capital District Business Review can be found at </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
class=038595221-08032004><A
href="http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2004/03/08/daily5.html?jst=b_ln_hl"><FONT
color=#0000ff>http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2004/03/08/daily5.html?jst=b_ln_hl</FONT></A><FONT
color=#000080>.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=038595221-08032004><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#000080><FONT size=3>A<SPAN class=979293316-09032004> copy of the letter
sent to Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno is
attached.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=3><SPAN
class=038595221-08032004><STRONG>Don't Forget - Today is Phone-In for Timothy's
Law</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=3><SPAN class=038595221-08032004><SPAN
class=536413122-08032004>Please take a few minutes today to make two very
important phone calls.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=038595221-08032004><FONT color=#000080><FONT
size=3><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=536413122-08032004>First, c</SPAN>all your
Senator today to tell him<SPAN class=536413122-08032004> or
her</SPAN>:</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=038595221-08032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=3><SPAN
class=038595221-08032004><EM>"I support Timothy's Law, S.5329. Nobody
should die because of insurance restrictions, and I want you to ask Senator
Bruno to bring Timothy's Law to the floor for a vote,
today!!"</EM></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=038595221-08032004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=3>When
you are done with that call, Call Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, who controls
whether or not a bill gets voted on, and tell him:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=038595221-08032004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV align=center><SPAN class=038595221-08032004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=3><EM>"I want you to bring Timothy's Law, S.5329, to the floor for a vote,
today!!!"</EM></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=038595221-08032004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=038595221-08032004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=3>The
movement to pass Timothy's Law grows bigger everyday. We have the
momentum, and the other side knows it. Let's take this opportunity to
flood the Senate with phone calls, shut-down their phones, and make it known
that New Yorkers want <SPAN class=536413122-08032004>the m to pass
Timothy's Law and </SPAN>end the discrimination against individuals with
mental illness. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=038595221-08032004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=038595221-08032004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=3>You
can reach both your Senator and Senate Majority Leader Bruno by calling the
Senate Switchboard at (518) 455-2800. To find out who your Senator is, go
to the New <SPAN class=536413122-08032004>Y</SPAN>ork State Board of
Elections site at: </FONT><A
href="http://map01.elections.state.ny.us/boe/main.asp"><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff
size=3>http://map01.elections.state.ny.us/boe/main.asp</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=038595221-08032004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=3>And
after you make your phone calls, don't forget to make your plans to come to
Albany on March 16. On Tuesday, March 16, you too can "Get on the
Bus". Buses are leaving for Albany from New York City, Long Island,
Westchester, Binghamton, Syracuse, and Buffalo. A flyer for the event with
more information is attached. The flyer is in Adobe Acrobat, and you will
need the Adobe Reader to view this document. If you do not have Adobe
Reader, it is free and easy to download. You can download this software
free at </FONT><A
href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html"><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff
size=3>http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=3>.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=038595221-08032004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=3>As
always, we thank you for your support. The movement to pass Timothy's Law
is a grassroots effort, driven by you. As a collective, we are fighting
the powerful insurance lobby who desperately is trying to cling to their ability
to discriminate against those living with mental illness. Well, no matter
how powerful they are, we are proving more powerful. Keep up the
pressure, we are close, but we cannot rest
yet.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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