Issue Position: Mental Health
Issue Position
Issues: Health and Health Care
We are in a crisis when it comes to mental health in Louisiana. It is unacceptable for our jails to be our mental health hospitals. Robert supports people struggling with mental illness to get the care and treatment they need before a crisis occurs, and that their families and loved ones be partners in helping to address their illness. Robert will support mental health education brought into communities and early intervention treatment centers. To him, that means reducing the stigma for those seeking care, addressing the growing problem of substance abuse, and giving our health care professionals the resources they need to adequately recognize and address the challenges those who live with mental illness must grapple with every day.
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