Attachment D - 2nd Reminder

ATTACHMENT D: SECOND REMINDER EMAIL FOR NONRESPONDERS

Hello,

Several weeks ago, we sent you an email asking you to respond to a brief web-based survey sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The purpose of the survey is to determine how well the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data meets States’ needs and how it could be improved to better serve those needs. This information will allow us to consider your State’s data needs as we develop plans to update the NSDUH. We have not received your responses to date and your contributions are a very important part of this process.

If you are not the most knowledgeable person regarding your State’s use of substance abuse and mental health data, please visit [ ] and indicate this in the survey. You will also be given an opportunity to provide information for an alternate contact person. The input you provide will mainly be used by SAMHSA, but aggregate or state-level data may also be shared with other Federal agencies that are involved in the NSDUH design. If the report summarizing the survey results is provided to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), it may be placed on a public website along with other materials submitted as part of the review process for future NSDUH surveys. Answers may be attributed to your state, but will not be attributed directly to you.

The survey only takes about 15 minutes.  Please visit [       ] and provide your responses no later than June 13, 2008. Your username and password for the survey are below. If you do not have an opportunity to respond by May 30, a member of our project staff may call you to ask some of the survey questions over the phone. This will ensure that every State is represented in this important process and we have a comprehensive picture of the NSDUH data uses. If you have any questions or would like to complete the survey over the phone, please contact Patty LeBaron at RTI International at plebaron@rti.org or 1-800-334-8571, extension 25204 between 8:15 and 5:00 CST.  We appreciate your participation in this process.

[REPEAT SURVEY LINK HERE]

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PASSWORD:

Sincerely,

Peter Delany

Director, Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, DHHS

Ann Herron

Director, Division of State and Community Assistance, CSAT, SAMHSA, DHHS

This email was sent by RTI International on behalf of Peter Delany and Anne Herron.