ATRA ADVOCATES FOR YOU!
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) chairs this congressional committee. ATRA’s government affairs team recently spoke with Senator Wyden and his staff to advocate for RT services to address America’s mental health crisis. Senator Wyden asked for more information about RT and evidence of treatment effectiveness in various mental health settings. Our statement submitted on March 1 did this and more! We plan to use this statement to continue advocacy efforts with Senator Wyden and the Senate Finance Committee to ensure greater access to RT services for youth and adolescents with mental health needs.
The full statement of written record is found here.
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Dawn DeVries, ATRA's Director of Advocacy & Legislative Affairs presented at Social Prescribing USA's Community of Practice meeting. Dawn shared how as a profession, recreational therapists utilize elements and aspects of social prescribing with various groups of people with disabilities and various conditions, using different interventions from nature, coping, and arts. View the recording here and read the blog post here .
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