Patrick J. Kennedy: “When are we going to start to be realistic about this? Because just turning away from the problem is not going to make…”

We keep these illnesses secret. And these illnesses being secret are the reason why they are exacerbated.

this needs to be a priority. And it will be an enormous protective factor for kids, especially since we are seeing suicide rates skyrocket.

This is why it is time to pass the Telemental Health Expansion Act which I introduced, as I mentioned, with Congresswoman Doris Matsui.

the bottom line is, when I go into the ER, if I am going in with COVID or something else and they don't understand about my underlying psychiatric issues, or in the case of addiction they do not know that I am someone who suffered from the…