Web FOIA Compliance: Department of Mental Health
Government agencies in Washington, D.C., broadly ignore a 2001 law, which requires them to post 10 categories of public records on their websites, according to a public records audit conducted by the D.C. Open Government Coalition in conjunction with the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.
| Public Information | What's on the Website | Link |
|---|---|---|
| How to FOIA |
There is a FOIA Request link on the home page. | click here |
| Employee information: names, titles, salaries, dates of emloyment |
The home page links to a Personnel section but the link provided was inoperative at the time of this review. | |
| Staff manuals, instructions | Nothing found. | |
| Final opinions, orders | Nothing found. | |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | The Policies, Procedures and Rules section provides links to information on policies, notices, manuals and personnel management. | click here |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | The home page links to Policies, Procedures and Rules, which in turn links subsections on Policies and on Rules. | click here |
| Account, voucher, contract information | Nothing found. | |
| Minutes, all proceedings | Nothing found. | |
| Frequently requested FOIA records | Nothing found. | |
| General index of records to be posted online | Nothing found. |
FOIA CONTACT Information
Deon Merene
Department of Mental Health
64 New York Avenue NE
4th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 673-2200
Fax: (202) 673-3433
Email: Deon.Merene@dc.gov
Primary research for this audit was conducted by Howard University journalism students LeeSandra Alexandre and Melissa Noel while interning at the Workshop. The project was edited by Pete Weitzel, who is a board member at the DCOGC and a former managing editor of the Miami Herald. FOIA contact information is from DCOGC.
