“The one thing Ihear over and over again across the country is people's stories ofbattling with mental health and addiction—people need help, butthey just can't get it,” says Sen. Amy Klobuchar. (Photo: BridgetBennett/Bloomberg)
Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar, D-MN, hasunveiled a plan to combat mental illness and substance abuse to the tune of some $100billion over a decade.
The Associated Press reports that the ambitious planincludes funding for numerous features, including earlyintervention in cases of mental health disorders and drug use aswell as a national suicide prevention campaign, better access totreatment for opioid addiction and other care, in addition torecruitment of health care workers to underserved rural areas andcities with the highest need.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
