Improve mental health by improving how we finance health care
It takes an average of 10 years between symptom onset for mental health conditions to be accurately diagnosed and therefore treated. In addition to general misunderstandings about mental health, the nationwide shortage of mental health providers is one unignorable cause for this devastating delay. But why is there a shortage? Well, the bottom line is … the bottom line.
In simple terms, insurance companies do not pay enough for mental health …
