Per the WH:
Today, President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, First Lady Melania Trump, and Second Lady Karen Pence spoke by telephone with hundreds of American mental health professionals, leaders, and advocates to discuss the effects COVID-19 is having on the American people. Today’s COVID-19 call was the first to bring these four influential leaders together on one issue. The President recognized that a great number of Americans are enduring hardships – including loneliness from social distancing, despair from being out of work, anxiety from the danger of the virus, and grief from the loss of a loved one. President Trump thanked the doctors, counselors, and many other mental health professionals on the call for providing vital mental health services during this time through tele-health. The mental health professionals thanked President Trump for his attention to mental health during this challenging time, including $425 million for mental health and substance abuse services included in the CARES Act, expansion of tele-Mental Health services, and increased capacity of the Disaster Distress Hotline. President Trump remains committed to providing Americans with vital mental health resources and services and to continuing the Administration’s efforts to combat drug demand and the opioid crisis.
The following individuals participated:
The White House
President Donald J. Trump
Vice President Mike Pence
First Lady Melania Trump
Second Lady Karen Pence
Kellyanne Conway, Assistant to the President and Senior Counselor
Joe Grogan, Assistant to the President and Director of Domestic Policy
Jim Carroll, Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Tim Pataki, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Liaison
Trump Administration
Secretary Alex Azar, Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Robert Wilkie, Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, Assistant Secretary for Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMHSA)
External Participants
400 executives and leaders from mental health advocacy, policy, and provider organizations nationwide
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