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R -- MENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MEXICO AND BORDER STATES POC Sheri Kretschmaier, Contract Specialist, (301) 443-2475, Margaret M. Kelly, Contracting Officer, (301) 443-2475 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) through the General Acquisitions Branch, PSC plans to award a sole source simplified acquisition to Mental Disability Rights International, in Washington, DC. The contractor shall research and write a report to assist Mexico in reforming its mental health law and service-system, consistent with the requirements of international human rights law, as well as collaborate with Protection & Advocacy's (P&A's) in border states about issues regarding mental health and advocacy services in Mexico and their impact in the United States. The contractor shall send a team of attorney(s), mental health provider(s), and consumer(s) to Mexico City and the surrounding vicinity and to one area of the border to visit psychiatric hospitals and meet with government officials, mental health professionals, consumers, and local advocates.anticipated award date is February 24, 1997. No solicitation is available. See Numbered Note 22. (0036)

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