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Former First Lady Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà testifies in favor of the Wellstone Act before a House Education and Labor Subcommittee.

Place: Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Date: July 10, 2007
Credit: The Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Center

On July 10, 2007, Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà testified before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee in favor of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, calling for mental illnesses to be covered by insurance on par with physical illnesses. 

For more than 50 years, Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ's active leadership in the field of mental health helped bring this topic to national prominence as a vital component of overall health and wellness. 

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Photo of Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà speaks at the Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Georgia Mental Health Forum in 2019.
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Former First Lady Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà testifies in favor of the Wellstone Act before a House Education and Labor Subcommittee. Former First Lady Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà opens the annual Symposium on Mental Health Policy.
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