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America is Legislating a Return to the Asylum, One Policy at a Time

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If all of this comes to pass, it would represent the biggest roll back of health insurance coverage ever due to federal policy changes,” stated a report by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The move was a cornerstone of Tim Murphy’s mental health policy reforms from 2013-2016, ultimately defeated due to cost.

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The Birth of The “Just Stop It” Movement: A Family’s Journey Through Mental Health Crisis

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For the next few years, I navigated the labyrinth of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) privacy policies, which hindered communication about the right mental health plan for my son. So his hospitalization nearly doubled his separation from his family. We were kept in the dark.