Michael Linskey

Michael Linskey is NOSSCR’s Director of Political and Legislative Strategy. Michael comes to us with almost 15 years of experience working on Capitol Hill and with membership organizations, most recently at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology (AACAP). As Deputy Director of Congressional and Political Affairs at AACAP, he developed and promoted their legislative agenda and created and managed the PAC. His recent accomplishments include: the passage of a landmark comprehensive mental health reform bill; passage of legislation enabling children’s psychiatric hospitals to receive Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education funds; and securing appropriations for a children’s psychiatric access hotline where pediatricians can consult directly with psychiatrists about their cases.