Patrick Kennedy

It was more driven out of first this general interest to promote mental health and addiction. I instinctively knew that this was a marginalized population. And I definitely think that my having grown up in my family really sensitized me to that with my aunt starting Special Olympics and with my dad's work to try to build health care coverage.

It was more driven out of first this general interest to promote mental health and addiction. I instinctively knew that this was a marginalized population. And I definitely think that my having grown up in my family really sensitized me to that with my aunt starting Special Olympics and with my dad's work to try to build health care coverage.

It was more driven out of first this general interest to promote mental health and addiction. I instinctively knew that this was a marginalized population. And I definitely think that my having grown up in my family really sensitized me to that with my aunt starting Special Olympics and with my dad's work to try to build health care coverage.

And in addition to the Americans with Disability Act, we need something similar to advocate for mental health and addiction. And of course, my own experience as a policymaker made me realize that we had siloed the elements of an advocacy movement so that everybody was

And in addition to the Americans with Disability Act, we need something similar to advocate for mental health and addiction. And of course, my own experience as a policymaker made me realize that we had siloed the elements of an advocacy movement so that everybody was

And in addition to the Americans with Disability Act, we need something similar to advocate for mental health and addiction. And of course, my own experience as a policymaker made me realize that we had siloed the elements of an advocacy movement so that everybody was

defined by their diagnoses rather than defined by their needs, which frankly overlap, whether you have autism, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, addiction, schizophrenia, bipolar. 99% of our agenda, home and community-based care, is really what should propel a more cohesive, organized, and sophisticated effort to promote a new paradigm of delivery for care that involves the community and social supports.

defined by their diagnoses rather than defined by their needs, which frankly overlap, whether you have autism, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, addiction, schizophrenia, bipolar. 99% of our agenda, home and community-based care, is really what should propel a more cohesive, organized, and sophisticated effort to promote a new paradigm of delivery for care that involves the community and social supports.

defined by their diagnoses rather than defined by their needs, which frankly overlap, whether you have autism, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, addiction, schizophrenia, bipolar. 99% of our agenda, home and community-based care, is really what should propel a more cohesive, organized, and sophisticated effort to promote a new paradigm of delivery for care that involves the community and social supports.

Frankly, do more for people with these illnesses than just purely medical interventions. Although the only way we pay for healthcare today is through medical intervention. I have to say a lot of growing up and watching my father in the Senate and my own experience really I think helped me

Frankly, do more for people with these illnesses than just purely medical interventions. Although the only way we pay for healthcare today is through medical intervention. I have to say a lot of growing up and watching my father in the Senate and my own experience really I think helped me

Frankly, do more for people with these illnesses than just purely medical interventions. Although the only way we pay for healthcare today is through medical intervention. I have to say a lot of growing up and watching my father in the Senate and my own experience really I think helped me

organize my thinking, which of course itself was influenced by having read a lot about the civil rights movement, my dad's work on disability and healthcare rights. That's how I figured out this is an area that I want to make a difference in because frankly, unlike a lot of areas of society, this is not a well-developed

organize my thinking, which of course itself was influenced by having read a lot about the civil rights movement, my dad's work on disability and healthcare rights. That's how I figured out this is an area that I want to make a difference in because frankly, unlike a lot of areas of society, this is not a well-developed

organize my thinking, which of course itself was influenced by having read a lot about the civil rights movement, my dad's work on disability and healthcare rights. That's how I figured out this is an area that I want to make a difference in because frankly, unlike a lot of areas of society, this is not a well-developed

area in terms of a level of sophistication that is required to meet the current demands that our country has for a much better, effective mental health and addiction system. And of course, I ran for office so many times. I understand the basic calculus of how you get elected.

area in terms of a level of sophistication that is required to meet the current demands that our country has for a much better, effective mental health and addiction system. And of course, I ran for office so many times. I understand the basic calculus of how you get elected.

area in terms of a level of sophistication that is required to meet the current demands that our country has for a much better, effective mental health and addiction system. And of course, I ran for office so many times. I understand the basic calculus of how you get elected.

And my wife ran for Congress a couple of years ago, and it really became super apparent to me how much we were missing in this space that she could get 100 bricklayers the day after tomorrow to show up somewhere, but she couldn't get 100 of anything on mental health to do anything for her. On election day, she had 5,000 teachers all throughout the district holding signs and passing out leaflets.

And my wife ran for Congress a couple of years ago, and it really became super apparent to me how much we were missing in this space that she could get 100 bricklayers the day after tomorrow to show up somewhere, but she couldn't get 100 of anything on mental health to do anything for her. On election day, she had 5,000 teachers all throughout the district holding signs and passing out leaflets.