Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) are bringing together mental health advocates, providers, and patients for a discussion on comprehensive mental health reform and the need for the Senate to pass their bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act.
Full Summit Agenda
9:30 a.m. Welcome
Senators Chris Murphy and Bill Cassidy
Remarks by HELP Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and
HELP Ranking Member Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
9:50 a.m. What Does The Research Show About The Need For Action
Senator Chris Murphy
Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, Director, Harvard Global Health Institute (VIEW SLIDE PRESENTATION: http://1.usa.gov/1NQjRy3)
Benjamin F. Miller, PsyD, Director, Eugene S. Farley, Jr. Health Policy Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine (VIEW SLIDE PRESENTATION: http://1.usa.gov/1sB13so)
10:35 a.m. Provider Perspective on Mental Health Reform
Senator Bill Cassidy
Maria Oquendo, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical School
Gregory K. Fritz, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Brown University School of Medicine
Marion Earls, MD, Director of Pediatric Programs for Community Care of North Carolina
11:20 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m. The Price of Inaction
Pete Earley, bestselling author and mental health advocate
Hakeem Rahim, CEO, Live Breathe LLC
Greg Champagne, Sheriff, St. Charles Parish, LA
Peter Jacoby, MD, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT
12:15 a.m. Break
12:20 p.m. Keynote Speech: Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds
1:20 p.m. Call to action press conference
Senators Chris Murphy and Bill Cassidy
John Madigan, VP of Public Policy, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Katrina Velasquez, Esq., Policy Director, Eating Disorders Coalition
Lauren Alfred, Policy and Partnership Director, Sandy Hook Promise
Mary Giliberti, J.D., Chief Executive Ocer, National Alliance on Mental Illness