Patrick J. Kennedy: “We keep these illnesses secret. And these illnesses being secret are the reason why they are exacerbated.”

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.

we have made progress in normalizing conversations and reducing stigma about mental illness, it is clear, it is so clear

It is prejudice and discrimination to think that if a person has a mental illness, they are not capable of functioning.

when mental health gets 0.04 percent of the CARES Act funding, it says a lot about where mental health is in this country.