Posted on November 12, 2023
As mental health care shortages plague communities across the country, many Americans face a difficult question. In the rare cases when someone with untreated mental illness acts violently, what's the best way to keep both the person and the community safe? NAMI CAO Hannah Wesolowski stated the biggest challenge that we see is just the availability of care. Wesolowski added, “there's long waitlists for mental health providers. There is often inability to get care in an insurance network. If somebody needs inpatient care, which is not the first stop but is the right type of care for some people, it's often not available."
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