Former US Rep. Patrick Kennedy discusses mental health in new book ‘A Common Struggle'
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - Every year, one in four people deal with mental health issues. And now, the issues is being called a public health crisis.
According to a new report, about 60 percent of people do not get any treatment. But that is something former US Representative Patrick Kennedy wants to change.
Kennedy's new memoir, "A Common Struggle," focuses on his relationship with his father and how the younger Kennedy often felt he let his father down while coping with bipolar and anxiety disorders and repeated trips to rehab, even as a congressman.
Patrick Kennedy, the nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the son of the late Ted Kennedy, joined us LIVE on GDC to talk more about his book.