Learn to make the most of your insurance to maximize your mental health care.
We offer a webinar, written and video expert interviews, stories of lived experience, and downloadable materials because we want you to feel equipped to advocate for your loved one’s – and your own – mental health care.
In our recent Facebook Live event, Dr. Christine Crawford and Attorney Mala Rafik shared specific strategies for caregivers to overcome insurance and other barriers to depression treatment. Watch the recorded version and improve your ability to advocate for your loved one, find culturally-competent care, and challenge insurance denials.
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Isn’t That Covered? How to Choose and Use Health Insurance for Mental Health Care
Catava's story
Catava’s challenges of not having insurance
Why an ACA Plan?
Dania Palanker explains the benefits of an ACA plan
First Time Using the System
Becky’s experience with husband Joe’s depression
Learn about medical debt
Jessica Curtis and Quynh Chi Nguyen on medical debt and surprise billing
Rose's Experience
Rose’s loved one has Medicare. Read their challenges.
Other materials include
- Downloadable Mental Health and Insurance Fact Sheet, Health Insurance Glossary, coverage options overview, and family health conditions worksheet
- Becky and Joe’s story in written form
- Brief background videos on health insurance before the Affordable Care Act, Mental Health Parity, and the Affordable Care Act.