Patrick Kennedy

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocacy Disability rights
Substance abuse treatment
Health care reform
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Kennedy_family
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst
gptkbp:birthDate 1967-07-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Providence,_Rhode_Island,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:education gptkb:Boston_College
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Patrick_Joseph_Kennedy_II
gptkbp:honors gptkb:American_Psychiatric_Association_award
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration award
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Rhode_Island
Mental_Health_America_award
National_Alliance_on_Mental_Illness_award
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Patrick Kennedy
gptkbp:influence Health care access
Public health initiatives
Legislative reforms
Mental health policy
Addiction treatment policy
gptkbp:notableEvent Co-founder_of_One_Mind_for_Research
gptkbp:notableQuote "Addiction is a disease, not a moral failing."
"We need to make sure that mental health is treated like physical health."
"We need to break the stigma around mental illness."
"We have to change the way we think about mental health."
Every_American_deserves_access_to_quality_mental_health_care.
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Mental_Health_Parity_and_Addiction_Equity_Act
gptkbp:occupation Author
gptkbp:office U.S._Representative
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Edward_M._Kennedy
gptkb:Joan_Bennett_Kennedy
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Advocate for mental health awareness
gptkbp:politicalRole Member_of_the_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:predecessor Robert Weygand
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Ted_Kennedy_Jr.
gptkb:Patrick_Kennedy_Sr.
gptkb:Kara_Kennedy
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Amy_D._Kennedy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:David_Cicilline
gptkbp:termEnd 2011-01-03
gptkbp:termStart 1995-01-04
gptkbp:website https://www.patrickkennedy.net