Patrick J. Kennedy: “But, Patrick, it is largely to your efforts in Congress that mental health parity is much closer to becoming a reality…”

we are in denial as a Nation about mental health.

the largest mental health treatment facility in all of our districts is our county jail.

And until there is that same urgency towards enforcing, and until there is that same money backing up our words that these are really equal illnesses, we are really still in denial as a Nation.

the promise of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act has not been realized and that many Americans are encountering barriers when seeking professional help.