Hearing on "Americans in Need: Responding to the National Mental Health Crisis"
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hybrid hearing that included both in-person and remote attendance on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. This hearing took place in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, as well as remotely using Cisco WebEx online video conferencing. The hearing is entitled, "Americans in Need: Responding to the National Mental Health Crisis."
Key Documents
Memorandum from Chairman Pallone to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Opening Statement from Chairman Pallone as prepared for delivery
Opening Statement from Subcommittee Chair DeGette as prepared for delivery
Livestream
Witnesses
Lisa Fortuna, M.D., M.P.H.
American Psychiatric Association Member
Vice-Chair of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco
Jacqueline Nesi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Brown University
Amit Paley, M.B.A.
CEO and Executive Director
The Trevor Project
Christopher Thomas
Co-Founder
The Defensive Line
Hon. Elinore McCance-Katz, Ph.D., M.D.
Former Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse