Legislative Affairs
The Mental Health Association of the Heartland supports local, state, and federal policies and legislation that promote full access to services. The agency applauds efforts to establish an integrated system of care and support for individuals with mental illness.
Justice demands that everyone, regardless of disability, has the rights and responsibilities of full participation in society. Mental health treatment should be provided and paid for at the same levels as other illnesses. All persons should have access to a full array of high quality, community-based, integrated mental health services regardless of ability to pay. The promotion of mental health and the prevention of mental, emotional and social problems is the responsibility of every person and social institution in the community.
MHAH believes that through participation from all members of the community, we can protect the rights of individuals with mental illness and improve the community's overall mental health.
Visit the State of Kansas Official Web site or the Missouri General Assembly for information, e-mail addresses, and personal Web pages of your state legislators. Visit the Web sites of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and the President of the United States for federal legislators' phone numbers and postal and e-mail addresses.
Legislative Alerts
Mental Health Parity -- Kansas
Mental Health Parity -- Missouri
Mental Health Parity -- Federal
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
