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Achieving legislative and policy success starts from the ground up. We can only succeed in expanding access to mental health and substance use care with your help. When you speak, your policymaker listens. You can join thousands of your peers across the country staying informed on key issues and taking action to support mental wellbeing.
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Write directly to your legislator in support of substance use and mental health programs and organizations. Need assistance with what to say? We have you covered. Review and download our Advocacy Handbook for trips and tricks for meeting with your legislators. Don’t forget to register for Hill Day at Home 2022, the largest virtual mental health and substance use advocacy event of the year!
For the first time since 2019, we’re convening in person in our nation’s capital to share solutions and urge our elected officials to support key mental health and substance use care initiatives — and we need your help!
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