Dear Justin,<br>
Here is my proposal for your contest: I will stay in a public mental hospital in San Francisco for 48 hours. During that time, I will give online reports every 8 hours on such things as:<p>

Food<br>
Bathrooms<br>
Furniture (especially beds)<br>
Views<br>
Staff (professional and non-professional)<br>
Activities<br>
Noise level<br>
Census<br>
Dignity afforded me<br>
Handling of cigarette smokers<br>
Special features (rubber room, ECT, restraints, etc.)<p>

Then, I will fly to Dublin, Ireland and stay in a public mental health facility in that city. I will file reports on the same subjects. The general idea is to give people a snapshot of mental health care in the 2000's in America and compare it to care given in a country that has a nationalized health care system. I would need help with the web site...and would like to offer pictures of everything covered.<p>

Thank you for sponsoring the contest,<br>
Kevin Conway