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Congratulations to the winners of our Annual High School Essay Contest!
This year's prompt asked high school students to research the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act and then draft a letter to a politician or insurance/healthcare provider about one of the following:
- why is it critical for mental illness to be treated equally to physical illness in our healthcare system?
- if your country does not have a similar law or healthcare provision, why should your policymakers adopt similar legislation to the Mental Health Partiy and Addiction Equality Act?
1st Place: Jaime Park
Read Jaime's letter here.
2nd Place: Elena Hirsch
Read Elena's letter here.
3rd Place: Sydney Waltner
Read Sydney's letter here.
Are you concerned that the government and insurance agencies are not enforcing The Mental Health Parity And Addiction Equity Act? Learn more at Don't Deny Me and use these essays to help draft your own letter!
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