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Today at 6pm CT Amy Kennedy will join Kennedy Forum Illinois for a discussion and Q&A on school-based approaches to youth mental health. Register here for this free virtual event:
Aug 8 Amy Kennedy will join Kennedy Forum Illinois to discuss the systems we need to support mental wellness for children & youth through stronger school-based approaches. Panelists will also answer questions live! Register here for this free virtual event:
“Lawsuits won’t solve this problem.” Joe Feldman, Kennedy Forum Illinois board member, weighs in on the need to enforce the Federal Parity Act, rather than leaving consumers with no choice but to take legal action when wrongfully denied MH/SUD coverage.
Clinicians: learn more about “letters of medical necessity” and other critical tools in the fight for equal insurance coverage of MH/SUD treatment during this free event presented by Kennedy Forum Illinois, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, & Austen Riggs Center.
Join Kennedy Forum Illinois, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and Austen Riggs Center for “Insurance Claims: Empowering your clients for coverage,” Nov. 16 at 1pm ET. Panelists will discuss best practices for client reimbursement and insurance coverage. Free to register:
“If I go to get treatment for a broken leg, my health insurance pays for it and covers it, no questions…It should be the same if go to doctor and suffer from depression or anxiety or have an addiction.” - The Kennedy Forum Illinois' director of policy David Applegate weighs in on the passage of HB2595.
Read more about HB2595, which advances access and equity in mental health care, here:
https://bit.ly/3zidhJz
If people with mental illness and people with physical illness have equal denials of care, that would be parity, but do we accept it? Of course, we do not. We continue to fight for national single-payer until we have it and then until we implement guaranteed access to all necessary care with no financial barriers or burdens for every person in this country. Medicare for All
Amy Kennedy and I will be among the panelists at Kennedy Forum Illinois’ 8/30 event discussing the mental health impact of the upcoming school year. Join us live at 2pm ET. Register
https://bit.ly/3ktQTXP
Our teachers are working hard and getting excited for the upcoming school year! Stay cool today, SJDLS family! We love partnering with Big Shoulders Fund Maternity BVM and the Kennedy Forum Illinois!
New column in in Journal of Psychiatric Practice by Kennedy Forum Illinois leadership offers guidance to help patients secure insurance coverage of medically necessary treatment for mental health and addiction challenges.
Please join us July 15 for Beyond Employee Assistance Programs: How Can Organizations Take Care of Those Takin Care of Others, a webinar in partnership with Kennedy Forum Illinois. The event is free to attend, and registration info is below.
Join me Monday 6/7 at 2pm ET for this live Kennedy Forum Illinois discussion on the future of mental healthcare.
“There's clearly elevated need for care in vulnerable communities and populations are being disproportionately impacted. But it is these same communities that are oftentimes least equipped to fight back when their insurer denies them the needed treatment.” - Kennedy Forum Illinois director of state policy David Applegate
Please consider joining this valuable conversation about the future of mental healthcare hosted by our allies at Kennedy Forum Illinois. Monday, June 7 @ 1PM CST. Link to join in post. Thank you for being an for .
The cost of mental health care should not be your life savings. Live4Lali is proud to join more than 75 organizations in launching HealthIsHealth Illinois, a campaign to pass mental health care reforms everyone can agree on. Thank you Kennedy Forum Illinois for your tireless efforts in mental health parity.
In case you missed yesterday's event hosted by the Kennedy Forum Illinois, click below to watch and hear from our Founder & CEO Liz Dozier, along with Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton and other impactful leaders regarding injustices with Black Americans and mental healthcare.