For a closer look on the current system’s impact on families, take a look at The Guardian’s series, America’s mental health care cr.

Massive cuts to mental health services have only amplified the significant issue, especially in rural communities. From 2009 to 2012 states cut billion in payments to medical centers that had patients unable to cover cost of care. Still, 4 all percent hospital visits are for behavioral health needs. On top of that, finding ‘in network’ mental health care providers, high deductibles, ‘copays’ and expensive medications can be an exhausting challenge for those insurance to overcome. Keep reading! Imagine it for those without insurance. Also, the cost barrier is another, poor physical access is one of the problems.

Look, there’re many challenges to discussing mental health. It’s a poser that touches millions of people, regardless of age, race, or socioeconomic status. Then the has serious ground to make up, wheneverit gets to caring for those who suffer from mental illness. Therefore this, coupled with many states paring down mental health services, has left millions of Americans to fall through the cracks of a broken system. Whenever integrating them into our health care system is an ongoing challenge, while effective treatments exist. Consequently, it manifests itself in just about as many ways.

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