
Dana Balter
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Dana Balter
@dana_balter
Drawn to Sisyphean tasks. Fmr Democratic nom for Congress #NY24. I find the most interesting things are in the in-between.



📢 Today, health plans filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing that they should be able to take our monthly premiums and then NOT deliver the mental health care we're paying them for. That is a breathtaking level of arrogance. #CareThatsFair #parity #MentalHealthIsHealth



Half of American adults say their families have experienced a severe mental health emergency, but too often, those in crisis don’t get the care they need. #ABetterResponse is about making sure they do. Read our new #ABetterResponse report at inseparable.us/abetterresponse.


"One thing that amazes me is how the younger generation is really starting to shift things in terms of mental health stigma," shared State Rep. @feliciabrabec during her #Take5forMentalHealth. Join her as she talks about how her daughter’s generation offers her hope for destigmatizing help and the mental health legislation she’s working on in Michigan.



The @ACNPorg Barbara Fish Memorial Award goes to a member who has made outstanding contributions to basic, translational, or clinical neuroscience The #ACNP2023 awardees are Drs Helen Mayberg (@HelenMaybergMD) @IcahnMountSinai & Suzanne Haber (@Haber_Lab) @UofR @McLeanHospital

when i became a parent, i was prepared for the inevitable tantrums over no cookies for dinner or it's time to turn off the tv to go to bed; i was not prepared for the 15 minute tantrum because he asked me for chocolate milk and i gave him some.




