Seth Kahan
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So it's like I see some kind of an activity that's engaging, that's participatory, that's fun, where people have a chance to talk about their mental health and that spreads. So it becomes almost like in the old days, they call it a parlor game. It's like something you do with people, right? When my kids were little, we were trying to occupy them in the car.
So it's like I see some kind of an activity that's engaging, that's participatory, that's fun, where people have a chance to talk about their mental health and that spreads. So it becomes almost like in the old days, they call it a parlor game. It's like something you do with people, right? When my kids were little, we were trying to occupy them in the car.
So it's like I see some kind of an activity that's engaging, that's participatory, that's fun, where people have a chance to talk about their mental health and that spreads. So it becomes almost like in the old days, they call it a parlor game. It's like something you do with people, right? When my kids were little, we were trying to occupy them in the car.
We'd play this game where, like, you say a word, and your word has to begin with the letter my word ended with. So if I say fight, you could say together. Then I might say rat, and then you might say tomorrow. You know, and it just keeps going like that. But what if it was a game that was about mental health that was that fun, that easy, And that lowered the anxiety or stress around challenges.
We'd play this game where, like, you say a word, and your word has to begin with the letter my word ended with. So if I say fight, you could say together. Then I might say rat, and then you might say tomorrow. You know, and it just keeps going like that. But what if it was a game that was about mental health that was that fun, that easy, And that lowered the anxiety or stress around challenges.
We'd play this game where, like, you say a word, and your word has to begin with the letter my word ended with. So if I say fight, you could say together. Then I might say rat, and then you might say tomorrow. You know, and it just keeps going like that. But what if it was a game that was about mental health that was that fun, that easy, And that lowered the anxiety or stress around challenges.
To me, that would get traction on the ground, in living rooms, in scout troops, in community centers, you know.
To me, that would get traction on the ground, in living rooms, in scout troops, in community centers, you know.
To me, that would get traction on the ground, in living rooms, in scout troops, in community centers, you know.
Then I see the policy work really kicking into gear hard so that we change laws. One of the biggest laws that we have to work with right now is parity, which means that mental health should be treated the same way physical health is treated. So if you break your leg, you don't think twice about going to the ER. If you have diabetes, you get a professional.
Then I see the policy work really kicking into gear hard so that we change laws. One of the biggest laws that we have to work with right now is parity, which means that mental health should be treated the same way physical health is treated. So if you break your leg, you don't think twice about going to the ER. If you have diabetes, you get a professional.
Then I see the policy work really kicking into gear hard so that we change laws. One of the biggest laws that we have to work with right now is parity, which means that mental health should be treated the same way physical health is treated. So if you break your leg, you don't think twice about going to the ER. If you have diabetes, you get a professional.
But if you have schizophrenia or serious anxiety, a lot of times you try and hide it. But if you go for help, the insurance companies are no help to you. They'll tell you, well, you got three sessions, fix it. That's not how it works. So we need to get the insurance companies treating mental health like they treat physical health.
But if you have schizophrenia or serious anxiety, a lot of times you try and hide it. But if you go for help, the insurance companies are no help to you. They'll tell you, well, you got three sessions, fix it. That's not how it works. So we need to get the insurance companies treating mental health like they treat physical health.
But if you have schizophrenia or serious anxiety, a lot of times you try and hide it. But if you go for help, the insurance companies are no help to you. They'll tell you, well, you got three sessions, fix it. That's not how it works. So we need to get the insurance companies treating mental health like they treat physical health.
In other words, providing the care that's going to take care of the human being. To me, that's part of the policy work. I see progress in the policy world in the next five years. Those are the two big things I'm looking at.
In other words, providing the care that's going to take care of the human being. To me, that's part of the policy work. I see progress in the policy world in the next five years. Those are the two big things I'm looking at.
In other words, providing the care that's going to take care of the human being. To me, that's part of the policy work. I see progress in the policy world in the next five years. Those are the two big things I'm looking at.
That's right. There's going to be a lot of work, I think, about the fairness of that in the years ahead. I'm seeing a swell of activism about there's going to be small groups, grassroots groups, saying we need to be treated fairly by our insurance companies.
That's right. There's going to be a lot of work, I think, about the fairness of that in the years ahead. I'm seeing a swell of activism about there's going to be small groups, grassroots groups, saying we need to be treated fairly by our insurance companies.