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A Conversation with Patrick Kennedy: 2026 Maternal Mental Health Forum

June 15, 2026

Patrick Kennedy & Collin Gage on Addiction, Mental Health, and Fixing a Broken System | 13th & Park

May 22, 2026

Why do discussions about ‘brain health’ ignore mental illness?

April 28, 2026

Barriers Persist to In-network Behavioral Health Care at the 4 Largest US Health Plans

April 15, 2026

New Mental Health Parity Index highlights where disparities persist

April 14, 2026

Lake Nona Impact Forum: Fireside Chat with Patrick J. Kennedy and NBC News’ Kate Snow

March 24, 2026

Most Recent

Insurers can restrict mental health care. What laws protect patients in your state?

August 27, 2024

Lawmakers say Newsom staff ‘inflated’ cost of failed health care bills

August 27, 2024

What Mental Health Care Protections Exist in Your State?

August 27, 2024

Why I Left The Network

August 25, 2024

Finding a therapist who takes your insurance can be nearly impossible. Here’s why

August 25, 2024

Why Is Mental Health Care Still So Damn Expensive?

June 10, 2024

CNN State of the Union

May 27, 2024

Taking a page from his uncle JFK, Patrick Kennedy writes about profiles in mental health courage

May 22, 2024

Profiles in Mental Health Courage Event

May 15, 2024

Patrick J. Kennedy works to reduce stigma around mental health, substance use with new book

May 11, 2024

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