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Originally Posted by amIblue?
The state run facilities needed to be reformed no doubt, but to me, the lack of appropriate mental health care goes back to the state of the health care industry. Insurance carriers limit what they are willing to pay; therefore providers aren't able to sustain operations. Perhaps spending a bit more as a society on health care could not only make us all healthier, but safer in the long run.
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A lot of people I know with good health insurance STILL can't get the mental health care they need. Twenty sessions/year is standard (though maybe this changes in 2013 with Obamacare?), and that ain't much.