Mental health
in this country has a long way to go. The United States has long faced a significant
shortage of mental health providers. More than 160 million Americans live in a
mental health provider shortage area.
According to the National
Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), over half of U.S. counties have no psychiatrists
despite the expanding demand for mental health services.
This means that for the
average American, it takes 11 years to get treatment after the onset of mental
illness symptoms.
NAMI
calls for a Take Action Policy
Without
an adequate workforce of mental health providers, who can work with diverse
populations, people with mental illness struggle to access care in their
community, facing months longs waitlists to schedule an appointment, long-distance travel to appointments, missing work or school—or fail to receive
treatment altogether.
Let’s Help People With Mental Illness Access the Help They Need.
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