<p>Nearly&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness">58 million adults</a>&nbsp;suffer from a mental illness but less than half receive treatment. And new&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db464.htm">CDC data</a>&nbsp;released this week shows suicide rates climbing.</p><p>Join the Bipartisan Policy Center, former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, and NPR’s Rhitu Chatterjee for a discussion on mental health and access to care.</p><h2><strong>SPEAKERS</strong></h2><h3>Introduction</h3><ul><li><strong>Kelly Darnell</strong>&nbsp;| Interim CEO, BPC</li></ul><h3>Fireside Chat</h3><ul><li><strong>Dr. Jerome Adams</strong>&nbsp;| Former U.S. Surgeon General; Executive Director, Health Equity Initiatives, Purdue University</li><li><strong>Rhitu Chatterjee</strong>&nbsp;| Health Correspondent, NPR (Moderator)</li></ul>

<p>Nearly&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness">58 million adults</a>&nbsp;suffer from a mental illness but less than half receive treatment. And new&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db464.htm">CDC data</a>&nbsp;released this week shows suicide rates climbing.</p><p>Join the Bipartisan Policy Center, former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, and NPR’s Rhitu Chatterjee for a discussion on mental health and access to care.</p><h2><strong>SPEAKERS</strong></h2><h3>Introduction</h3><ul><li><strong>Kelly Darnell</strong>&nbsp;| Interim CEO, BPC</li></ul><h3>Fireside Chat</h3><ul><li><strong>Dr. Jerome Adams</strong>&nbsp;| Former U.S. Surgeon General; Executive Director, Health Equity Initiatives, Purdue University</li><li><strong>Rhitu Chatterjee</strong>&nbsp;| Health Correspondent, NPR (Moderator)</li></ul>

State of U.S. Mental Health Featuring Dr. Jerome Adams

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State of U.S. Mental Health Featuring Dr. Jerome Adams

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