Patrick J. Kennedy: “This is why it is time to pass the Telemental Health Expansion Act which I introduced, as I mentioned, with…”

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.

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

it is shocking. Literally as shocking as it is that we don't address mental health in our healthcare system is that we don't address mental health in our education system.

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