Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness and will affect 30 million Americans at some point in their lives, but stigmas and misinformation prevent people from getting the help they need. (See http://www.anad.org/get-information/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/ for additional facts and statistics) National Eating Disorders Awareness week is February 26, 2018 through March 4, 2018. […]
The title of this blog shouldn’t be necessary, but it is.Shockingly, even in 2018, many people are not aware of the fact that eating disorders and body dysmorphia affect more than just women. In fact, all genders can develop eating disorders and/or body dysmorphia. Although there is data that says, “20 million women and 10 […]
Kantor & Kantor, LLP heartily applauds CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health Corporation, for its decision to “end touch ups of its beauty images in its marketing campaigns by the end of 2020.” On Monday January 15, 2018, CVS Pharmacy announced that that this decision will impact their marketing materials and that they […]
One year ago today, on December 7, 2016, I had the humbling privilege of sitting in the balcony of the Senate’s Chamber with a small group of mental health advocates who nervously watched as votes tallied up on a bill that had been long in the making, the Anna Westin Act. On December 7, 2016, […]
On Monday, November 27, 2017, a Capital Public Radio broadcast reported that insurance denials in California have risen dramatically. The CapRadio story revealed an extreme increase in the number of Californian’s who have had to fight back against insurance denials in recent years, “…the California Department of Managed Health Care found that the number of […]
The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action (“EDC”) announced last week that 65 bipartisan Members of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives sent letters to the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) urging that questions about eating disorders be re-included within the CDC national surveillance systems such as the CDC’s Youth Risk […]
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 […]
Suicide. It’s not an easy topic to talk or blog about. But thankfully, through the hard work of people such as Pete Domenici, Ted and Patrick Kennedy, Paul Wellstone, Jim Ramstad, and so many amazing organizations like American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Crisis Text Line, we live in a day and age where […]
For the past 72-hours, social media newsfeeds have been buzzing with posts about what a South Carolina Principal said to students this week during assemblies that, in part, discussed the school’s dress code. Here are her comments as shared by ABC News’s Drew Tripp:“(Leggings are) meant to wear underneath a long shirt that covers your […]
Today, Monday, July 24, it appears the US Senate plans to vote on one of two bills to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as early as tomorrow, Tuesday, July 25. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) urges you to contact your US Senators to ask them to vote no on either health care […]
