On May 16th, The Washington Post will bring together Golden Globe award-winning actress and mental health advocate Glenn Close and the sponsors of the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act: Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo), for a conversation about addressing the mental health crisis in America.
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One in five adults in the U.S. struggles with a mental illness like depression, bipolar disorder or PTSD. And with the NIH identifying addiction as a mental illness – substance abuse disorder – the national opioid crisis has only increased the burden on mental health providers around the country. Coupled with the stigma attached to the issue, the mental health and addiction crisis translates to a pricey financial burden, lost productivity, out-of-pocket costs for treatment and periods of unemployment.
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The program will also include a panel of Washington Post reporters who are providing one of the most in-depth examinations ever undertaken of America’s deadliest drug crisis, The Fentanyl Failure. They will examine the state of addiction in our society and how we treat mental health issues nationwide.
Free to attend. Pre-registration is required.
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The program will be streamed live for those who cannot attend in person at wapo.st/mentalhealthsolutions. To register to receive a live stream notification click here.
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