Today, people talk about mental health care more widely than ever. The more people discuss mental health care, the more glaring its inadequacies become. Millions of Americans experience mental illness, and many are slipping through the cracks of a broken...
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Today, people talk about mental health care more widely than ever. The more people discuss mental health care, the more glaring its inadequacies become. Millions of Americans experience mental illness, and many are slipping through the cracks of a broken system. So how can we improve mental health care and provide the support Americans desperately need?
More than 50 million Americans experience mental illness. Almost a third of them report that they don’t have access to treatment. And more than 12 million adults report thoughts of suicide. Lack of mental health care accessibility is debilitating Americans. Many people are left to fend for themselves without resources or assistance, sometimes with life-altering consequences.
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