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I see a future where everyone who needs mental health care gets it. We must end the separate and unequal treatment of mental health and addiction, and ensure each of us is able to achieve a full, meaningful life.”
I see a future where everyone who needs mental health care gets it. We must end the separate and unequal treatment of mental health and addiction, and ensure each of us is able to achieve a full, meaningful life.”
Our Mental Health System is in Need of Leadership
"Patrick J. Kennedy is a tireless advocate for change in the way we view mental health and addiction in this country, and an effective leader who personifies the best of this movement."
Linda Rosenberg
President & CEO
National Council for Behavioral Health
"As former Congressman Patrick Kennedy has said, why shouldn’t people have “a check-up from the neck-up” along with their annual physical exams?"
Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman
Former President
American Psychiatric Association
"As Surgeon General, you can issue reports, but it takes somebody to lead in Congress, and I was really fortunate when I met Patrick Kennedy… When it came to issues related to mental health and addiction equity, Patrick was the leader in Congress."
Dr. David Satcher
Former U.S. Surgeon General and Founding Director
Satcher Health Leadership Institute
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Patrick J. Kennedy is one of the world’s leading innovators on the prevention and treatment of mental illness, addiction, and other brain diseases.
He is leading the behavioral health community towards transformation of the mental health care system in the U.S. and worldwide. Read his National Behavioral Health Platform.
He is available to speak and consult on the following issue areas: Parity, Education, Prevention, Education, Brain Fitness and Technology, Advocacy and Policy, Quality and Outcomes, Research, and Collaborative Care.
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About Patrick J. Kennedy
A Nonpartisan Approach to Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
The Kennedy Forum, in partnership with the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation, offer a 12-point agenda for achieving comprehensive reform of treatment and diagnosis for mental illness and substance use disorders.
Patrick J. Kennedy Releases A Common Struggle
Available in paperback on September 13, 2016
