On the recordDecember 30, 2023
We have so underfunded this system for so long, why is it a big surprise that we don't have enough providers in the field?
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Patrick J. Kennedy
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nbcnews.comPatrick J. Kennedy: “We have so underfunded this system for so long, why is it a big surprise that we don't have enough providers in the…”
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Kennedy points out the chronic underfunding of mental health services leading to a shortage of providers.
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it is shocking. Literally as shocking as it is that we don't address mental health in our healthcare system is that we don't address mental health in our education system.
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cutting states' critical funding at a time when they are needed most is wrong.