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		<title>Mental Health and Addiction Parity Month &#124; State of Illinois Mental Health Proclamation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 20:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Rauner Mental Health Proclamation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION PARITY MONTH]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Since the inception of health care, mental illness has always been denied by insurance companies.  That is changing fast as mental health parity laws have been the conversation among the many that have been denied the same services afforded to &#8230; <a href="https://www.namiccns.org/mental-health-parity-illinois/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.namiccns.org/mental-health-parity-illinois/">Mental Health and Addiction Parity Month | State of Illinois Mental Health Proclamation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.namiccns.org">NAMI CCNS</a>.</p>
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		<title>Advocacy Alert: Congress decimating #mentalhealth care in #MentalHealthMonth</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Hall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2017 02:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>May is Mental Health Month and how is Congress celebrating? By trying to decimate mental health coverage in America. This week, there is a vote expected in the House on the amended American Health Care Act (AHCA). If this bill &#8230; <a href="https://www.namiccns.org/advocacy-alert-congress-decimating-mentalhealth-care-mentalhealthmonth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.namiccns.org/advocacy-alert-congress-decimating-mentalhealth-care-mentalhealthmonth/">Advocacy Alert: Congress decimating #mentalhealth care in #MentalHealthMonth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.namiccns.org">NAMI CCNS</a>.</p>
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