mental health

Our Government Is Neglecting The Mentally Ill

The United States spends $113 billion on mental health treatment. That works out to about 5.6 percent of the national health-care spending, according to a 2011 paper in the journal Health Affairs. In contrast, Half of all Americans will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. This means that we are not providing proper…Read more Our Government Is Neglecting The Mentally Ill