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Evaluating State Mental Health and Addiction Parity Statutes: A Technical Report iv The Parity Leadership Coalition T he Parity Leadership Coalition was formed in 2016 to bring together all of the major behavioral health advocacy organizations to create a collective action plan on full implementation of the Federal Parity Law. Led by former Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher, author of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health, and the Honorable Patrick J. Kennedy, this coalition was established to develop, promote and implement strategies with the greatest impact on how the law is understood today and acted upon in the future. The Coalition is guided by a commitment to: n Come together as a true coalition of peers; n Unify our approach to parity; n Advance a co-created, collective agenda for progress; n Adhere to critical benchmarks; and n Coordinate our message and activities. Coalition Members Robert Gebbia, MA CEO, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Penny Mills, MBA Ex-Officio, Executive Vice-President/CEO, American Society of Addiction Medicine Robert Restuccia, MPA Executive Director, Community Catalyst Allen Doederlein Executive Vice President of External Affairs, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Matt Selig, JD Executive Director, Health Law Associates Rick Kellar President, Peg's Foundation Ron Manderscheid, PhD Executive Director, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors Sam Ball, MD Director Emeritus, National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse Candice Sherman CEO, Northeast Business Group on Health Adam Brooks, PhD Research Director, Treatment Research Institute John Auerbach, MBA President & CEO, Trust for America's Health Tyler Norris, MDiv Chief Executive, Well Being Trust