MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING ADDRESS · mental health america annual meeting address saul levin, m.d., m.p.a. june 5, 2015

MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING ADDRESS

Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A.

June 5, 2015

MENTAL HEALTH PARITY

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PARITY POSTERS

LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES

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MURPHY BILL

• The Helping Families in Metal Health Crisis Act (Rep. Tim Murphy) has now been re-introduced on the House floor

• Comprehensive mental health care reform remains a strong bipartisan issue-Senators Cassidy and Murphy are continuing to work on a similar effort

• APA continues to be a strong advocate for comprehensive mental health reform for our patients, families, consumers, and veterans

CONSUMER GUIDE

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CONSUMER GUIDE

New Consumer Guide Debuted 5/1

• Based on DSM-5 • Comprehensive and scientific, and written for the lay

public, including patients, families, HR professionals and teachers

• Endorsed by MHA • Already more than 5,000 preorders • Buy on Amazon and at bookstores-also available at

Understanding MentalDisorders.org

COLLABORATION BETWEEN APA & MHA

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AREAS OF COLLABORATION

• APA’s new president, Dr. Renèe Binder, is a forensic psychiatrist, whose administration will focus on the mentally ill in the prison population

• Parity enforcement as a key area of collaboration between MHA and APA

• Legislative outreach and advocacy

QUESTIONS?

SAUL LEVIN, M.D., M.P.A. [email protected]

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