https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/03/03/mental-health-parity-bill-hr-1424-debated-this-week/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Sun, 25 May 2008 20:40:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/03/03/mental-health-parity-bill-hr-1424-debated-this-week/#comment-69909 Sun, 25 May 2008 20:40:20 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2008/03/03/mental-health-parity-bill-hr-1424-debated-this-week/#comment-69909 I am a resident in Psychiatry that seeks to bring about understanding of mental illnesses and promote mental health.As such I hope that stigma attached to mental illnesses will be reduced and this will bring about better mental health seeking behaviours.I favour any bill that provides better access to treatment for the mentally ill.I only hope governments in the Africa can also give attention and provide good legislations to help the mentally ill.

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