[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H3402]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      FIX OUR MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM

  (Mr. GUINTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to advocate on behalf of a 
cause near and dear to my heart, fixing our mental health system.
  As some of you may know, I have a family member with a mental 
illness. This has allowed me to witness firsthand where our system 
fails those with a mental illness and to see where the opportunities 
are for improvement.
  As part of my effort to bring about change to New Hampshire's mental 
health system, I joined my colleague, Representative Kuster, last week 
in hosting a mental health summit with local advocates, healthcare 
providers, and New Hampshire lawmakers.
  These experts are essential in the fight to reform and strengthen our 
mental health system. It is with their feedback, perspective, and 
opinion that myself, Representative Kuster, and my colleagues in 
Congress can devise bipartisan solutions to fix this very important 
issue.
  Together, we can bring about real bipartisan change for individuals 
and families affected by mental illness. We need to change this to a 
patient-centered and metrics-driven environment to ensure that Granite 
State patients and their families are provided with the necessary care, 
support, and resources they deserve.

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