Mental health care
How people get mental health care, from community clinics and counselors to psychiatric beds, how that care is funded, and whether insurers must cover it on the same terms as other care.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans5 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Expand access to mental health care
4 members
“Make mental health care easier to find and afford”View on their website ↗
“Fighting for Mental Health Benefits”View on their website ↗
“Peggy supports solutions like payment and coverage parity so that your insurance company covers mental healthcare like they cover your trip to the doctor. She also supports expanding the mental healthcare workforce, improving access in settings like schools, so people get care when and where they need it.”View on their website ↗
“She helped deliver increased funding for Minnesota’s Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Relief Initiative, championed Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and expanded much-needed mental health resources for farmers.”View on their website ↗
“Chris has fought for increased funding to provide lifesaving substance misuse treatment, address homelessness, and expand access to mental health resources.”View on their website ↗
Increase funding for mental health care
3 members“More funding for community violence prevention and mental health programs”View on their website ↗
“Chris has fought for increased funding to provide lifesaving substance misuse treatment, address homelessness, and expand access to mental health resources.”View on their website ↗
“In Congress Chris secured federal funding to bolster treatment and mental health care across New Hampshire, is fighting to restore the Trump Administration cuts to state addiction treatment programs, and fiercely opposed the Republican budget plan that slashed Medicaid.”View on their website ↗
“Invest in mental health care, particularly in rural communities.”View on their website ↗
Require insurers to cover mental health care like physical care
1 member“Peggy supports solutions like payment and coverage parity so that your insurance company covers mental healthcare like they cover your trip to the doctor. She also supports expanding the mental healthcare workforce, improving access in settings like schools, so people get care when and where they need it.”View on their website ↗
Train and hire more mental health providers
1 member“Peggy supports solutions like payment and coverage parity so that your insurance company covers mental healthcare like they cover your trip to the doctor. She also supports expanding the mental healthcare workforce, improving access in settings like schools, so people get care when and where they need it.”View on their website ↗
Expand mental health care in rural areas
1 member“Invest in mental health care, particularly in rural communities.”View on their website ↗
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