Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

In December, Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) introduced the “Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013,” H.R. 3717. This proposed legislation includes major mental health reforms that would eliminate barriers to treatment and substantially improve care for individuals with the most severe mental illnesses. Ground Report had an article on the topic 19 January 2014.

At long last, Congress now has an opportunity to overhaul our broken mental health system and help families in mental health crisis. Mental illness is not particular who it attacks. It affects both Democratic and Republican families, and I urge Congress to provide bipartisan support for this very important piece of legislation.