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| Table of Contents Introduction
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Mending the Safety Net | National
Blueprint Nurtures Children's Mental Health | Pre-teens
tell Parents What They Really Want | One
Mother's Story of Mental Illness | The
Myth of The Bad Kid | Young Children and
Mental Health | Legislation Will Put An
End to Double Standards | Events|
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Our Most Recent Events- Legislation will put an end to double standards Round four is ready to begin as mental health coalitions get ready for the 2001 legislative session to push for passage of a mental health insurance parity bill. Renamed, Fair Insurance Today, “Working for Parity in Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Coverage”, this bill would ensure New Yorkers equal access to mental health and substance abuse services. Compared to coverage of other health care and medical services, mental health hardly tips the scale. Current insurers and health maintenance organizations severely limit coverage and include expensive deductibles which deter people from seeking help when needed. This disparity between medical and mental health is the focus of the parity legislation. Mental health advocates are working to end this discriminatory practice which sends the outdated message that caring for ones mental health is not essential. Thirty-four states across the nation have passed parity legislation. Do
you care? If you care about your coverage, please send this
message to your Senator urging his or her support. This bill
has passed in the Assembly, but needs a push among some Senators.
Voicing your support to Assembly representatives to will give
them strength when talking to Senators. Supporting
Mental Health
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