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Well, it's official: Congress is not doing more for the mentally ill because its members don't want to be "stigmatized" for helping the mentally ill. At least that's one version of the story and it's coming from a former member of Congress - Patrick Kennedy, the Representative from Rhode Island's first district, until 2011. The son of Joan and Ted Kennedy demonstrates what it means to be an advocate when he is seen and heard STEPPINGFORWARD2DAY!
His poignant remarks during a recent interview are worth hearing. Patrick Kennedy, like millions of caregivers of relatives diagnosed or undiagnosed with a biological condition affecting either moods or thinking... is authentic; he speaks from experience. Be sure to step forward with your own comments and observations about why our legislators are not doing more for the mentally ill.
Here's the full Yahoo! interview where the former Congressman says Congress is stigmatized by the stigma of mental illness. WOW!!! Just click on link below.
AND... Patrick Kennedy didn't just start talking about mental illness. In this interview for the American Psychiatric Association on July 19, 2013, the former Congressman shows he has been fighting for parity in health care for some time.
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