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H.R. 3717
Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act
Rep. Tim Murphy, PhD
More than 11 million Americans have severe schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression yet millions are going without treatment and families struggle to find care for loved ones.
The federal government’s approach to mental health has been a chaotic patchwork of antiquated programs and ineffective policies across numerous agencies. Sadly, patients end up in the criminal justice system or on the streets because services are not available.
The Helping Families In Mental Health Crisis Act fixes the nation’s broken mental health system by focusing programs and resources on psychiatric care for patients & families most in need of services.
To read the full Energy and Commerce Committee report on its investigation of federal programs addressing serious mental illness, please click here.
Congressman Murphy's Interviews and Floor Speeches
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Rep. Murphy introduces H.R. 3717 on the House Floor (December 12, 2013) |
Rep. Murphy's interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, mental health system is "embarrassing" and "immoral" (January 27, 2014) |
Floor Speech-Rep. Murphy discusses the need for evidence-based mental health treatment options (February 5, 2014) |
Rep. Murphy is interviewed on Washington DC's NBC4 in a segment about the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (May 16, 2014) |
Floor Speech-Rep. Murphy speaks about preventing tragedies after the shooting in Isla Vista, California. (May 29, 2014) |
Rep. Murphy's interview on Sirius XM's The Joe Madison Show with Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) on failures in the mental health system (May 29, 2014) |
Energy and Commerce Committee Hearings:
E&C Health Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 3717 (April 3, 2014) Click Here for full committee documents. |
E&C Oversight and Investigations hearing, "Where Have All the Patients Gone? Examining the Psychiatric Bed Shortage" (March 26, 2014) Click Here for full committee documents. |
E&C Oversight and Investigations hearing, "Examining SAMHSA's Role in Delivering Services to the Severely Mentally Ill" (May 22, 2013) Click here for full committee documents. |
E&C Oversight and Investigations hearing, "Does HIPAA Help or Hinder Patient Care and Public Safety?" (April 26, 2014) Click Here for full committee documents. |
Oversight and Investigations hearing, "After Newtown: A National Conversation on Violence and Severe Mental Illness" (March 5, 2013) Click here for full committee documents. |
Oversight and Investigations hearing, "Suicide Prevention and Treatment: Helping Loved Ones in Mental Health Crisis" (September 18, 2013) Click here for full committee documents. |
CONGRESSMAN MURPHY'S OP-EDS:
Housing is No Substitute for Mental Health Treatment, by Rep. Tim Murphy, Pittsburgh Post Gazette (September 21, 2014)
Reforming the Mental Health System, by Rep. Tim Murphy, Sarasota Herald-Tribune (September 18, 2014)
Suicide is a National Epidemic, by Rep. Tim Murphy, Huffington Post (September 17, 2014)
Remove Barriers to Getting Care for the Mentally Ill, by Rep. Tim Murphy, San Francisco Chronicle (September 10, 2014)
OP-ED: Mental Illness is a Medical Emergency, by Rep. Tim Murphy,Times Union (Albany, NY) (June 30, 2014)
OP-ED: Dear Washington: take serious mental illness seriously. It's a matter of life and death, by Rep. Tim Murphy, The Guardian (UK) (May 27, 2014)
The Fight to Rebuild Our Broken Mental Health System, by Rep. Tim Murphy, The Ripon Forum (February 27, 2014)
OP-ED: Overhaul of mental health care long overdue, by Rep. Tim Murphy, Philadelphia Inquirer (January 26, 2014)
BOARD EDITORIALS:
A Mental Health Overhaul, The Wall Street Journal (December 25, 2013)
The Definition of Insanity, The Wall Street Journal (March 31, 2014)
Worthy of Support: Murphy's Mental Health Bill Faces the Critics, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (April 6, 2014)
Mental Healthcare in the U.S. Needs a Check-Up, Editorial Board of the Washington Post (April 16, 2014)
Efforts Underway to Prevent All-Too-Often Tragic Results of Untreated, Severe Mental Illness, The Sacramento Bee (May 20, 2014)
Time for San Francisco to Support Laura's Law, San Francisco Chronicle (May 22, 2014)
San Francisco Casts Vote for Compassion for People with Severe Mental Illness, The Sacremento Bee (July 9, 2014)
Bill in Congress a Solid Overhaul of America's Broken Mental Health System, Bradenton Herald (August 21, 2014)
EDITORIALS
Viewpoint: What to Do About Our Mental Health Problems, Mark Hurt, The Herald Bulletin (Central Indiana) (September 20, 2014)
Mental-Health Bill Would Help Families Before Crisis Strikes, Dottie Pacharis, Guest Columnist for The Orlando Sentinel (September 14, 2014)
Better Care for the Mentally Ill is Crucial for Our Society, Dr. Cyril Wecht, M.D., J.D. for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (April 13, 2014)
We need to take a proactive approach with mental illness, Guest Opinion by Liza Long (author of "I Am Adam Lanza's Mother") in the Idaho Statesman (January 13, 2014)
A Law to Fix Mental Health Care, Dr. Sally Satel for Bloomberg (December 22, 2013)
All in the Family: Mental Illness and Caregiving Across the Generations, Rachel Pruchno, Ph.D. for Psychology Today (January 15, 2014)
New Bill Decreases Mental Health Funding, Increases Mental Illness Funding, DJ Jaffe for Huffington Post (December 18, 2013)
Murphy’s bill a step toward mental health reform, Observer-Reporter (Washington, PA), (December 21, 2013)
San Fran should take up Laura’s Law again, Amy Yanello, San Francisco Chronicle (December 20, 2013)
Rep. Murphy’s Bill Would Shift Focus: Make Major Changes In Mental Health Care, Pete Earley, journalist and father of a son with a serious mental illness
Sound Off: Mental Health Reform Needed to Aid Patients, Dottie Pacharis for The News-Press (Fort Myers, FL)
HEADLINES
Mental Health Overhaul Draws Heated Discussion, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (April 3, 2014)
Congressman: When It Comes to Mental Health, U.S. is 'acting like a third world country', Jake Tapper with CNN (January 27, 2014)
Family of grandson in fatal stabbing speaks out in support of Murphy MH Reform Bill, KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh (VIDEO)
Mental health pushed in Congress before Newtown anniversary, CNN (December 12, 2013)
New Bill Reduces and Improves LEO Interaction with Mentally Ill, Mental Illness Policy Org for Law Enforcement Today (December 14, 2013)
(Click on thumbnail to view Letter of Support)
College of Psychiatric & Neurologic Pharmacists
Developmental Disabilities Area Board 10 Los Angeles
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry
New York State Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Ohio
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of New York State
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Los Angeles County
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of San Francisco
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Westside Los Angeles
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Kentucky
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Contra Costa County (CA)
National Council for Behavioral Health
Washington Psychiatric Society
American College of Emergency Physicians
Mental Health Association of Essex County, Inc.
No Health Without Mental Health
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Office Locations
Office Name Location Image Map URL Washington DC 2332 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2301
Fax: (202) 225-1844http://goo.gl/maps/mskhT Mt. Lebanon Office
504 Washington Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
Phone: (412) 344-5583
Fax: (412) 429-5092http://goo.gl/maps/wSZBo Greensburg Office
2040 Frederickson Place
Greensburg, PA 15601
Phone: (724) 850-7312
Fax: (724) 850-7315http://goo.gl/maps/sR2hU
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