warren andre and -- joe kennedy who have introduced legislation that would enhance the parity laws and frankly, i think americans and employers need to simply demand it from health insurance plans. host: nami is the national alliance on mental illness. if you have questions, comments about some of these issues during mental health awareness month, you can call in in this segment. we will be having this conversation until the bottom of the hour. how long have you been acting ceo? guest: it has been about a month. before that, i let our advocacy and public policy team. host: what happened to the previous ceo? guest: she resigned, she spent a long five years and took our organization to new heights. host: what do you plan to do as the new leader? guest: i'm very excited for what we have ahead of us. we are about to launch a new strategic plan and frankly, we are going to be focusing on clear goals. one is, we want everybody to get mental health treatment early in life. we want people to get access to the best possible mental health care, and we want to make sure that people with mental he