[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 68169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23420]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Mental Health Draft Strategic Plan

AGENCY: National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is developing a 
strategic plan for the next 3-5 years, and invites the public to 
provide comments on a draft of this plan. The draft plan will be 
publicly available through the NIMH Draft Strategic Plan Web page 
(http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports/nimh-draft-strategic-plan.shtml) from November 20, 2007 through December 21, 2007. 
The public is invited to provide comments via the e-mail address or the 
postal address listed on the NIMH Draft Strategic Plan Web page.
    Background: NIMH is the lead Federal agency for research on mental 
and behavioral disorders and has as its mission to reduce the burden of 
these disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior. The 
Institute's goal is to generate research that will transform the 
prevention of and recovery from mental disorders. To inspire and 
support research that will make a difference for those living with 
mental illness, the Institute is developing a Strategic Plan to help 
direct this complex research effort and bring into sharper focus the 
methods, questions, and perspectives that will transform the diagnosis, 
treatment, and prevention of mental disorders, ultimately paving the 
way toward cures.
    NIMH's draft Strategic Plan outlines several Strategic Objectives 
that will guide the research agenda for the Institute over the next 
several years. The public is invited to review this draft plan and 
provide comments between November 20, 2007 and December 21, 2007. The 
draft plan may be viewed at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports/nimh-draft-strategic-plan.shtml, and hard copies are 
available by calling 1-866-615-6464 (toll free) or by sending a letter 
requesting a copy (that includes your mailing address) to: National 
Institute of Mental Health, Attn: Draft Strategic Plan, 8280 Greensboro 
Drive, Suite 300, McLean, Virginia 22102.
    Request for Comments: The public is invited to provide comments on 
the draft Strategic Plan. Comments may be sent to the email address 
listed on the NIMH Strategic Planning Web page at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports/nimh-draft-strategic-plan.shtml, or sent to the postal address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information is posted on 
the NIMH Strategic Planning Web page, located at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports/nimh-draft-strategic-plan.shtml.
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding the draft of NIMH's strategic 
plan should be submitted via e-mail no later than December 21, 2007. 
Comments mailed to the above postal address must be postmarked by the 
same date.

    Dated: November 26, 2007.
Thomas Insel,
Director, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of 
Health.
[FR Doc. E7-23420 Filed 12-3-07; 8:45 am]
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