• Purpose, Connection, and Mental Health: A Conversation with Patrick Kennedy

  • Sep 24 2024
  • Length: 59 mins
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Purpose, Connection, and Mental Health: A Conversation with Patrick Kennedy

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  • During his time in Congress, Patrick J. Kennedy, which requires insurers to cover treatment for mental health and substance use disorders no more restrictively than treatment for illnesses of the body, such as diabetes and cancer. In 2013, he founded The Kennedy Forum, a nonprofit that unites advocates, business leaders, and government agencies to advance evidence-based practices, policies, and programming in mental health and addiction. In 2015, Kennedy co-authored the New York Times.

    Bestseller, Kennedy is also the founder of DontDenyMe.org, an educational campaign that empowers consumers and providers to understand parity rights and connects them to essential appeals guidance and resources; co-founder of One Mind, an organization that pushes for greater global investment in brain research; co-founder of Psych Hub, the most comprehensive online learning platform on mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention topics in the world; co-chair of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention’s Mental Health & Suicide Prevention National Response to COVID-19 National Response “A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction,”; and co-chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Behavioral Health Integration Task Force.

    Topics covered in this episode:
    Political Process and Transparency
    Electoral Systems
    Mental Health and Supportive Housing
    Healthcare Financing and Prevention
    Early Intervention in Mental Illness
    Criminal Justice System Reforms
    Bipartisan Solutions
    European Healthcare Models
    Purpose and Community in Recovery
    Impact of Voting and Democracy

    To learn more about Patrick Kennedy and his work, head over to https://www.patrickjkennedy.net
    IG @pjk4brainhealth
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