Navigating Federal Policy in Extraordinary Times (with Sunny Patel)

<p>In this episode, Dr. Matt Biel speaks with<a href="https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/003UH00000a9dF9YAI/sunny-patel"> <u>Dr. Sunny Patel</u></a>, a<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnyapatel/"> <u>child psychiatrist</u></a> who recently served as Senior Advisor at SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) and as a White House Fellow, about the current state of children&#39;s behavioral health policy. In a political environment where standing behind data and science is becoming a risk, Sunny has<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/05/perinatal-psychiatrist-ssri-pregnancy-misinformation"> <u>bravely spoken out</u></a> against<a href="https://time.com/7322067/tylenol-autism-rfk-jr-science/"> <u>misinformation</u></a> and documented the<a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/federal-cuts-dismantling-children-s-behavioral-health-systems"> <u>impact of federal cuts</u></a> on children&#39;s behavioral health systems.</p>