Attachment C - 1st Reminder

ATTACHMENT C: FIRST REMINDER EMAIL FOR NONRESPONDERS

Hello,

About a week ago, we sent you an email asking you to respond to a web-based survey sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The purpose of the survey is to determine how states use data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), and how well the NSDUH meets States’ data needs. We have not received your responses to date and your feedback is very important in helping us to plan future NSDUH updates. If someone else is more knowledgeable about your State’s use of substance abuse and mental health data, you will have the opportunity to indicate this and provide this person’s name and contact information in the survey.

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.

We appreciate your participation in our efforts to identify how states use NSDUH data. The survey should not take more than 15 minutes, but your contributions will be valuable in helping us gain insight on this important topic. Please visit [ ] and provide your responses by May 30, 2008. You will need to enter the username and password found at the end of this email. 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.

[REPEAT SURVEY LINK HERE]

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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.