Dan Shoemaker

Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy says more needs to be done to advocate for those with mental illness. Kennedy spoke last night at Texas State as part of the Common Experience series. Kennedy has struggled over the years with alcoholism and bipolar disorder. He addressed a packed house last night at Evans Auditorium. The theme for this year’s Common Experience is mental health. Kennedy is the youngest son of the late Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts and the nephew of President John Kennedy.