Patrick J. Kennedy
@PJK4brainhealth
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Former Congressman from Rhode Island. Mental health and addiction advocate. Co-author of A Common Struggle.
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“The stories of real families dealing with the messy, awful impacts of mental health and substance use are raw and unvarnished.” – @tvkatesnow HUGE thank you to Kate for hosting me on @NBCNews to speak about #profilesinmentalhealthcourage! Watch here:
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Join Stephen and I this Tuesday, November 12th, at 7 pm for a community forum to discuss Profiles in Mental Health Courage with Jonathan Eig and Tonie Dreher.
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RT @ToEndAddiction: On #HeartOfTheMatter, @EVargasTV is joined by @PJK4brainhealth to discuss his book "Profiles in Mental Health Courage."…
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A big thank you to Cardinal Blase Cupich for presenting his Holy Father with a personalized copy of Profiles in Mental Health Courage!!
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Thank you to @NACoA_USA for a wonderful event!
A wonderful morning at A Day of Learning About #Addiction & Mental Health. NACoA CEO Denise Bertin Epp introduced former Congressmen Patrick J. Kennedy who spoke candidly & eloquently @ the current state of #parodycare & the need to focus on the kids growing up in these families
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Thank you, @drglasnerphd for hosting me and for all of the vital work you are doing!
Thank you @PJK4brainhealth for joining me to speak about your new book #profilesinmentalhealthcourage and your important work at @kennedyforum tackling America's mental health and addiction crisis. #MentalHealthAwareness Watch here: via @YouTube
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RT @kennedyforum: We're grateful HHS Secretary @SecBecerra joined us yesterday at the Alignment for Progress conference with an inspiring m…
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EVERYONE deserves access to mental health and SUD treatments, and now is the time to push public awareness into action. In an election year, voters are demanding real solutions to mental health and addiction issues. Now is the time for policy leaders, health care providers, payers, community advocates, patients and their families to VOTE and to ACT TOGETHER for the solutions we know are within reach.
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Thank you, Maiken Scott and @WHYYThePulse! w @stephen_fried
Former congressman Patrick Kennedy and journalist Stephen Fried have teamed up to write a new book together, Profiles in Mental Health Courage. Maiken Scott has more ↓
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The One Mind Music Festival is unique in its convening of scientists, founders, philanthropists, community members, the public sector, and private industry around a shared commitment to discovery and innovation to transform what we know and how we...
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Virtual registration still available for the 2024 @MentalHealthAm Conference. Looking forward to 9/19 Thursday’s keynote address, where I’ll be sharing the stories of #profilesinmentalhealthcourage with Philomena Kebec!
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So very grateful for the knowledge, passion, and political will of all those who helped push this important work forward!
At the announcement about the final parity rule, The Kennedy Forum was represented by Co-Founder @PJK4brainhealth and President & CEO Rebecca O. Bagley, pictured here w/ the U.S. Department of Labor staff, including Assistant Secretary @lisamgomezesq.
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“Depression is a pervasive issue that affects Americans across the political spectrum... Policies that expand telehealth, increase the number of mental health professionals and address infrastructure gaps are not partisan solutions — they are fundamental to ensuring equitable access to care for all Americans.”
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Mental health and addiction parity – also known as the Federal Parity law - supports tens of millions of Americans who seek help each year, strengthening our families, communities, workforce, and economy. MANY THANKS to Biden-Harris Administration for their enforcement of MHPAEA, so that individuals and families can get better access to mental health and substance use disorder care. @kennedyforum
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Honored that #profilesinmentalhealthcourage made the list of @penguinrandom's “Books for Emotional Wellness Month”! @stephen_fried
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I have long advocated for evidence-based, high-quality mental health and substance use care. I have condemned insurance companies for impeding the implementation of the Federal Parity law and for keeping people from life-saving care in the name of profits. But as the recent NYTimes article about Acadia Healthcare ( shows, providers need to be held accountable for doing the same. Holding patients against their will is a barbaric practice. The practices described are illegal, harmful, and utterly inconsistent with evidence-based quality care. I call on Acadia Healthcare to make a public accounting of how it has changed the procedures that led to these inexcusable events.
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CONGRATULATIONS to the 2024 One Mind Rising Star Awardees! -- and thank you for your critical work on brain health!
🎉Congratulations to the 2024 One Mind Rising Star Awardees: ⭐ @hmarusak ⭐ @IshmailSaboor ⭐ @TaliaLerner We’re looking forward to supporting your science and hearing more about it at the Science & Innovation Symposium on Sept. 7:
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“In the past few years we have made progress, expanding access to early childhood education, maternal health programs & a mental health crisis hotline for kids & adults. We have much more to do to make parenting sustainable.” @Surgeon_General via @nytimes
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RT @learnaboutsam: 🗓️ Join us for a FREE SAM Webinar on September 12 at 1 PM ET with Former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (@PJK4brainhealt…
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RT @OneMindOrg: The One Mind Music Festival is turning 30! 🎵 Each year the One Mind Music Festival brings together leading scientists, res…
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