make mental health & well-being for all a global priority“We must strengthen mental health care so that the full spectrum of mental health needs is met through a community-based network of accessible, affordable and quality services and supports.Stigma and discrimination continue to be a barrier to social inclusion and access to the right care; importantly, […]
Kantor & Kantor, LLP Celebrates World MS DayMay 30th is World MS Day – a day to celebrate global solidarity for awareness, support, and research for those suffering from multiple sclerosis. This year’s theme is “I Can Connect. We Can Connect” and the MS Society, MS Coalition, and Kantor & Kantor, LLP are helping communities […]
In 2017, 47,000 Americans died by suicide and 17.3 million adults suffered at least one major depressive episode. When I see statistics like those, my mind floods with a flurry of thoughts all at once:“Why?”“How many more have died by suicide since 2017?”“What are the names of the 47,000 who completed suicide?”“How are those with […]
Your ERISA Watch – What a Difference Discretion MakesMayer v. Ringler Assocs. Inc., No. 20-1281, __, F.4th __, 2021 WL 3556473 (2d Cir. Aug. 12, 2021) (Before Circuit Judges Walker, Sack, and Menashi).This week’s notable decision demonstrates the uphill battle ERISA claimants face in litigation with insurers over their employee benefits, particularly where courts apply […]
While this story certainly involves the denial of healthcare benefits, insurance, mental health parity, and questionable legal tactics, this is actually a story of waste at the expense of children of New Jersey state employees.GC suffered from anorexia nervosa. She received residential treatment for her eating disorder at Avalon Hills Residential Eating Disorders Program (“Avalon […]
September 10, 2018 was #WorldSuicidePreventionDay and National Suicide Prevention Week runs through September 15, 2018. Some of the reasons we need to talk about suicide include:Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death, and we all know someone affected by it;Each year, 45,000 Americans die by suicide; and54% of those who died by suicide in […]
On October 5, 2017, Kantor & Kantor, LLP joined over 100 advocates on Capitol Hill for The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action’s (EDC) Advocacy Day. Advocacy Day kicked off with welcome-speeches given by long-time EDC champion, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kitty Westin, one of the founding members of the EDC who […]
And remember – we call it the good fight not because it is the easy fight but because it is the right fight. – Cleo WadeYesterday something big happened. Something huge.It’s called The 21st Century Cures Act and it has been termed the most significant piece of mental health legislation since 2008. This bill, the […]
On July 6, 2016, the U.S. House of Representatives took a huge step forward to improve the lives of Americans living with mental illness.The House passed H.R.2646, the “Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act,” sponsored by Reps. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) with votes tallying an overwhelming 422 to 2.Although originally […]
In March 2016, the President signed a Presidential Memorandum creating a Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Task Force. The goal of the Task Force is to ensure that Americans receive the coverage and treatment that they need.In the eating disorder world, we simply cannot afford to sit around waiting for equality. Hoping for […]
