This past July, the House of Representatives passed the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R. 2646), and the bill is helping to address the mental health crisis in the U.S.–but unfortunately, it doesn’t go far enough. While the bill will provide much-needed hospital beds for mental health patients seeking limited hospitalization, along with other necessary resources and funds for treatment centers, true mental healthcare reform in the U.S. will only occur once primary care medical teams include behavioral health specialists. READ MORE
