A flagship moment on this theme
"I just think about all the aces work that's been done to show how much trauma impacts physical health. Right. Not just the two are not separate, they are very interrelated. And if you're treating trauma, if you're treating mental health, then you're also seeing benefits to physical health."
Connects the policy conversation to TSTI's clinical core. This is the moment where a parity episode becomes directly relevant to trauma-specialized clinicians and the downstream argument for why behavioral health investment produces physical health returns.
Where this is a central topic
3 episodes
Building a Mental Health System That Works with Sue Abderholden
Sue identifies non-quantitative treatment limits as the least-enforced and most consequential part of parity law, connecting it directly to why evidence-based programs like first-episode psychosis treatment never get covered.
Understanding Mental Health Parity with Deborah Steinberg
The episode's entire spine: what parity is, how the 2024 HHS regulations were rolled back before they went into effect, what violations look like in practice, and how enforcement actually works at state vs. federal levels.
When AI Meets Therapy: Risks, Ethics, and Advocacy with Dr. Ajita Robinson
Dr. Robinson argues that protecting the legal term therapist should be a legislative priority and walks through specific tactics: letters to attorneys general, calls with senators, filing complaints with insurance commissioners.
Where this comes up substantially
1 episode
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