Tim Murphy's Fight for Mental Health Reform

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me the World

Tony Mantor

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🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Send us a text Tim Murphy, former congressman and psychologist, shares his journey advocating for mental health reform through the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act and highlights the systemic failures in America's approach to serious mental illness. • Serious mental illness requires different treatment approaches than general mental health concerns • Current Medicaid restrictions only allow 15-day hospital stays with a 190-day lifetime limit • HIPAA laws often prevent necessary c...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Why Not Me the World Podcast, hosted by Tony Mayator.
0:11.6	Broadcasting from Music City, USA, Nashville, Tennessee.
0:18.0	Join us as our guests tell us their stories
0:20.9	Some will make you laugh
0:22.5	Some will make you cry
0:24.3	Real life people
0:26.9	Who will inspire
0:28.8	And show that you are not alone
0:32.5	In this world
0:34.0	Hopefully you gain more awareness
0:37.1	Acceptance and a better understanding
0:40.3	for autism around the world.
0:43.3	Hi, I'm Tony Mantor. Welcome to Why Not Me the World, Humanity of a Handcust, the Silent Crisis Special Event.
0:59.0	Today, we're joined by Tim Murphy, a former American politician and psychologist who represented Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to 2017.
1:12.5	A lifelong advocate for mental health, Tim authored the Helping Families and Mental
1:17.3	Health Crisis Act, a bill that passed the House with an overwhelming 422-2 vote in July
1:23.4	2016. With his wealth of expertise, we're truly honored to have him here to share his insights with
1:29.9	us. Thanks for coming on. Yeah, sure, sure. You've served in both the state legislature and the House
1:35.4	of Representatives, and throughout your career, you've consistently supported mental health initiatives
1:40.8	and efforts to help people. What inspired you to create the bills that you've
1:45.9	worked on? Great question. So as a psychologist, I worked on issues involving mental health for
1:52.7	my whole life. Even when I was on the staff at Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, and there
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