Patrick J. Kennedy

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American politician human mental health advocate

Patrick J. Kennedy is an American former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island and a leading advocate for mental health and addiction policy reform.

Aliases (1)

Patrick Joseph Kennedy ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American politician → human → mental health advocate →
areaOfAdvocacy	addiction policy → mental health policy → substance use disorder treatment →
authorOf	A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction →
birthName	Patrick Joseph Kennedy →
coAuthorOf	Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 →
coAuthorWith	Stephen Fried →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1967-07-14 →
degree	Bachelor of Arts →
educatedAt	Phillips Academy Andover → Providence College →
electedIn	1994 United States House of Representatives elections →
endTime	2011-01-03 →
ethnicGroup	Irish American →
familyName	Kennedy →
father	Ted Kennedy →
founded	One Mind for Research (as co-founder) → The Kennedy Forum →
gender	male →
givenName	Patrick →
hasSpouse	Amy Petitgout →
knownFor	advocacy for addiction treatment reform → advocacy for mental health parity → service as U.S. Representative from Rhode Island →
memberOf	Kennedy family →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
mother	Joan Bennett Kennedy →
notableWork	Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 →
numberOfChildren	3 →
occupation	author → public policy advocate →
placeOfBirth	Boston, Massachusetts, United States →
positionHeld	Member of the United States House of Representatives →
reElectedIn	1996 United States House of Representatives elections → 1998 United States House of Representatives elections → 2000 United States House of Representatives elections → 2002 United States House of Representatives elections → 2004 United States House of Representatives elections → 2006 United States House of Representatives elections → 2008 United States House of Representatives elections →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
representedDistrict	Rhode Island's 1st congressional district →
residence	Rhode Island →
startTime	1995-01-03 →
uncle	John F. Kennedy → Robert F. Kennedy →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Patrick J. Kennedy ("Patrick Joseph Kennedy") →	birthName
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. →	father
Joan Bennett Kennedy →	hasChild
Kennedy family →	hasNotableMember
Kennedy family →	hasUSRepresentative
Kennedy family →	notableMember