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Urge Your Senators to Sign onto the Franken/Kennedy/Whitehouse/Reed Letter in Support of Strong Parity Regulations

After years of hard work by individuals with mental health and substance use conditions, service providers, families and advocates, Congress passed the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 on October 3, 2008.  It is essential that regulations are issued to avoid misinterpretation of the law and to ensure access to critical mental health and addiction services.

Senators Al Franken, Ted Kennedy, Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed are circulating a letter which will be sent to the Secretaries of the three departments - Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS) and Treasury - to issue regulations by October 3, 2009 that reflect the clear Congressional intent, as well as addressing other concerns raised during the public comment period.

Ask your Senators to sign onto Sen. Franken's, Kennedy’s, Whitehouse's and Reed’s letter by 5:00 pm on August 6th.  Ask them to ensure parity and equality are achieved for mental health and addiction services.

Contact your Senators today!


National Consumer Memorial Planned

Hundreds of thousands of individuals have died in state psychiatric hospitals across the country. Most are buried on hospital grounds in unnamed graves. A memorial to hundreds of thousands of people who died in state psychiatric hospitals—many of whom are buried in unmarked graves—has been planned for the grounds of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C.

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