A Conversation with the Nation’s Doctor on the Youth Mental Health Crisis

We need to do a much better job in understanding the root causes of the mental health crisis and invest heavily in prevention as well as treatment. Recently, I sat down and discussed these issues with the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, the chief medical officer for the United States. In my view, Dr. Murthy is doing an outstanding job educating the American people about the mental health situation and offering concrete solutions. I hope you will watch the livestream and hear what the Surgeon General had to say.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Bernie Sanders Announces Senate HELP Committee Field Roundtable at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta to Discuss Health Care Workforce Shortage

Sanders Takes Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the Road with First Field Roundtable as ChairmanWASHINGTON, May 5 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health,…

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MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Reauthorizing the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act and Preparing for the Next Public Health Emergency

Committee to hear testimony from experts including CDC Director, FDA Commissioner, and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at HHSWASHINGTON, May 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate…

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