Suicide data re: 4chan.org
| Tracking # |
43372 |
| Submitted | Feb. 3, 2015 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Sam Biddle
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
I'm seeking all records from the National Institute of Mental Health pertaining to instances of bullying, depression, or suicide spurred by the website 4chan.org.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Sam Biddle
From: Alberts, Lisa (NIH/NIMH) [E]
Hello Mr. Biddle,
Attached is our interim response letter acknowledging your FOIA request to NIH FOIA which was forwarded to me at the National Institute of Mental Health because of my responsibilities with the FOIA.
I will be in touch when all searching has been completed.
Regards,
Lisa
_________________
Lisa D. Alberts
NIMH Clearance Officer
NIMH FOIA Coordinator
Office of Science Policy, Planning and Communications
National Institute of Mental Health
LALBERTS@NIH.GOV<mailto:LALBERTS@NIH.GOV>
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #43372.
Thank you for your help.
From: Alberts, Lisa (NIH/NIMH) [E]
Hello Mr. Biddle,
Thank you for your email. Our final response was sent on February 24, 2015, and I am resending it again (see attached). I’m sorry you didn’t receive at that time, and glad you followed up.
Your request prompted interesting conversation on the topic; we searched in many locations and with many staff, but we didn’t locate anything.
Our media office posted a few items in 2013. The information is not responsive to your FOIA request, however, if you have not seen it, you might be interested in these two items that NIMH put together on the topic of bullying:
The first is a media posting: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2013/bullying-exerts-psychiatric-effects-into-adulthood.shtml
The second is a twitter chat: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2013/nimh-twitter-chat-on-bullying-prevention.shtml
Thank you for your request and again, I’m sorry that our response didn’t get to you promptly.
Lisa Alberts, NIMH
_________________
Lisa D. Alberts
NIMH Clearance Officer
NIMH FOIA Coordinator
Office of Science Policy, Planning and Communications
National Institute of Mental Health
LALBERTS@NIH.GOV
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~WRD000
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #43372.
Thank you for your help.
From: Alberts, Lisa (NIH/NIMH) [E]
Sent in care of Sam Biddle
Hello,
You received our final response on February 24, 2015 (see attached final response letter).
We also sent it again on March 12, 2015, as shown in the email discussion below (see highlighted text).
We did not locate any records responsive to your request.
Best regard,
Lisa Alberts
_________________
Lisa D. Alberts
NIMH Clearance Officer
NIMH FOIA Coordinator
Office of Science Policy, Planning and Communications
National Institute of Mental Health
LALBERTS@NIH.GOV
-
~WRD000
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