On Tuesday, December 5, 2017, former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy testified in front of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, where he spoke to members of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies (Labor H Subcommittee) about the opioid crisis at the invitation of Subcommittee Chairman, Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO). This … Continued

In his role as Chairman of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, Governor Chris Christie appointed fellow Commissioner, former congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, as the Commission’s liaison to the Department of Labor (DOL) during the fourth meeting of the Commission on Oct. 20, 2017. DOL is responsible for regulating the … Continued

 Parity: What’s Next? The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Commission held its last meeting on November 1 and submitted its final report to President Trump. The Kennedy Forum’s founder and leader, Congressman Patrick Kennedy, was one of the six Commissioners who helped create the report. The document contained 56 distinct recommendations … Continued

The following statement was issued prior to the fifth meeting of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis on November 1. I have traveled all across this nation visiting communities devastated by the dual suicide and opioid crisis, and I have spoken with countless shattered families mourning the loss of loved … Continued