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The Kennedy Forum Joins “Sound the Alarm for Kids” To Address the Mental Health Emergency in Children and Teens

November 2, 2021

Statement from former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, founder of The Kennedy Forum and former member of The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ new Overdose Prevention Strategy:

October 27, 2021

Countdown: States Have One Year to Facilitate 988, the Nation’s First Mental Health Crisis Line

July 16, 2021

New Guide Helps Consumers Fight Coverage Denials of Mental Health & Addiction Care

April 22, 2021

First National ‘Mental Health Action Day’ Aims to Drive People to Take a First Step on Mental Health

April 13, 2021

Landmark Legislation Will Transform California’s Response to Mental Health Crises

February 18, 2021

Statement from Patrick J. Kennedy Concerning Passage of New COVID-19 Relief Package

December 22, 2020

New Model State Parity Legislation Named in Honor of Former U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad

December 10, 2020

Statement from The Kennedy Forum Ahead of U.S. House vote on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019

December 3, 2020

Statement from Patrick J. Kennedy in Remembrance of Former U.S. Rep. and Mental Health Advocate, Jim Ramstad

November 6, 2020
The Kennedy Forum
"We stand on the doorstep to make momentous progress in advancing the cause of this new civil rights struggle started by the work of President Kennedy over 50 years ago."
— Patrick J. Kennedy