May is Mental Health Month every year – but our work is year round, day in and day out, working to eliminate the stigma against people living with mental health and substance use disorders. We are encouraged to see more people, more communities, and more industries engaged in the conversation around mental health and substance use. It is only through conversation that we can break down the barriers and begin to seek the care that we deserve and need.

Below is a host of toolkits and resources curated by The Kennedy Forum in our never-ending efforts to advance the conversation and change the system.

One-Page Toolkits:

Community Violence & Child Trauma
Covid-19/Pandemic
Mental Health and Addiction on Campus
Mental Health Parity
Mentally Healthy Work-Place
Suicide
Opioid Crisis
Employment for People with Mental Health Conditions
Medical Necessity
Racial & Ethnic Disparities

In addition to one-page toolkits, The Kennedy Forum offers several issue briefs. Topics include:

Mental Health Activities for the Classroom
SAMSHA’s Action Signs
Fixing Behavioral Health Care in America with Measurement-Based Care
Fixing Behavioral Health Care in America with Integration & Coordination
Promoting Brain Health & Brain Fitness
Keeping Track of Mental Health Parity
5 Pillars: The Pathway to Improving the Delivery of Mental Health Services in
Education