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A new national survey from Research!America just confirmed what so many families already know: the cost of health care is Americans' top health concern, and mental health is #2, named by 14% of respondents — a number that's held strong for four years running.

These aren't two separate problems. When insurance companies deny, delay, and limit mental health care, the cost falls on real people. Our Care That's Fair campaign is fighting to make mental health care easy to get and easy to afford. Read what Americans are saying, and add your name at carethatsfair.us.

Did you know? More than one in five Americans live with a mental health condition, and nearly half will experience one at some point in their lifetime.

In recognition of Mental Health Month this May, we are taking a closer look at how Americans viewed the importance of mental health in our 2026 national survey commissioned earlier this year.

Read more about these important findings in our latest blog post: https://www.researchamerica.org/blog/america-speaks-on-mental-health/

A bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general just told Congress to pass the strongest version of kids online safety legislation — and to stop blocking states from protecting kids alongside them.

We couldn't agree more.

Read the AGs' letter: bit.ly/4vde4bh

Twenty years ago, a father’s grief became a life-saving law.

Timothy O’Clair couldn’t get the care he needed. His father, Tom, turned his family’s pain into Timothy’s Law — New York’s first of its kind — that required insurers to cover mental health care just like physical health care.

Today, we honored that legacy. Governor Kathy Hochul recognized Tom's 20+ years of advocacy with a certificate of recognition. The State Senate issued a proclamation in his honor. Our own Abbie Hodgson stood alongside Senator Samra Brouk, Asm. Simon, , MHANYS, and Families Together in NYS. For some, this was a reunion two decades in the making.

But we weren't only celebrating. Senator Samra Brouk and Asm. Simon are sponsoring a bill — S.8426 and A.8839 — to permanently codify these protections amidst federal rollbacks. The progress we celebrate here is as real as the threat to that progress.

Tom showed us what's possible when grief becomes action. We know what works. It has worked before. And we will make it work again.