Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - OPEN MINDS announces new product features for the company’s On-Line News. OPEN MINDS On-Line News is the only weekly news service that covers behavioral health, children’s services, MR/DD, senior services and other social services.

OPEN MINDS On-Line News now has an easy to use, state-of-the-art News Archive Search Tool. This powerful new search tool will enable subscribers to have quick access to information they need. Benefits of using the OPEN MINDS On-Line News Archive Search Tool include access to a 12-year web archive of new stories and information, access to information at any time through our 24/7 remote access, and easy to use functionality – information is organized by category with hyperlinks for quick access. Subscribers can use the OPEN MINDS On-Line News Archive Search Tool to research individual markets; competitors; market needs and new products; compensation, employee retention, capitation rates; and current and past compliance and technology issues.

With the roll-out of the new and improved version of OPEN MINDS On-Line News, OPEN MINDS also announces two special offers:

• All subscriptions/renewals to OPEN MINDS On-Line News by August 10, 2001 will receive a free copy of A Guide To Strategic Technology Planning: An OPEN MINDS Special Report. This special report contains the hottest trends, the newest technology, and the issues that are influencing the future of technology that affect the behavioral health and social services fields.

• Organizations can get a group package of subscriptions to OPEN MINDS On-Line News for their management team for special low rates. (e.g., 5 Subscriptions for $630 and 10 Subscriptions for $1,170)

OPEN MINDS is a behavioral health and social service industry research and management consulting firm. The company’s stock in trade is analyzing and disseminating information on the business, marketing, and financing aspects of behavioral health, child welfare, senior services, and human services. The firm was founded in 1987 and has three service divisions – information products, professional education, and research and management consultation services. The company commenced operations in April 1988 with the publication of the first issue of its flagship monthly publication. OPEN MINDS has developed a wide array of products and services – periodicals and books, datasets and database, education programs, research, and consultation services.

For more information contact: Vice President of Marketing and Sales, OPEN MINDS, 10 York Street, Suite 200, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325-2301, 717-334-1329, fax: 717-334-0538, E-mail: ychisholm@openminds.com or visit the Web site at http://www.openminds.com. Subscription rate is $199 per year and a free copy of A Guide To Strategic Technology Planning: An OPEN MINDS Special Report with paid subscriptions until August 10, 2001.