Patrick Kennedy on the pain of mental illness and addiction
Tanya, who uses Suboxone to treat her addiction to painkiller opiates, talks with nurse and social worker Cindy Vobr, not pictured, during a counseling session Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Valhalla Place in Woodbury.
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Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy was the lead sponsor of the Mental Health Parity Act and he's written a new book about his, and his family's, experiences. Kennedy's book is titled "A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction." He spoke October 13, 2015 at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis.
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