"There are thousands of people in this country today that are suicidal and are homicidal, but can't get the health care they need, the mental health care, because they don't have insurance or they're too poor," Sanders said.
Category Archives: Mental Health Care
How mental health services fail young people and what can be done …
Treatment or counselling for children suffering a mental illness is hard to come by. NHS spending on child and adolescent mental health services in England has fallen by more than 6 per cent in real terms since 2010.
Mental Health advocates worried about funding for services in Decatur
"We don't have access to mental health care in our community. And we can fix this. It's our town. It's our community," said Julie Collins. She and a group of other concerned citizens and advocates came to the Decatur City …
Why Talking About Mental Health Shouldn't Always Be a Discussion …
Imagine if mental health care were to make the same transition, from something you did when you were "sick" to something you did when you were healthy, to stay healthy. Imagine a whole health culture where
Kids With Mental Ills Often Treated Solely by Primary Care Doctors …
MONDAY, Oct. 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Family doctors and pediatricians are often the sole source of a child's mental health care, particularly for kids suffering from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).