Citing data that shows a fifth of American adults experience mental illness and that suicide rates are increasing, her plan calls mental healthcare a “crisis” in the U.S. To address this escalating issue, Ms. Harris pledged to:
- Double mental health treatment beds, focusing on areas with a shortage of mental health services
- Authorize a loan forgiveness program for mental health professionals who work in shortage areas
- Cover telemedicine for mental health services under “Medicare for All”
- Establish a $100 million fund to improve mental health treatment for Native Americans
- Increase federal funding for mental health research, particularly for post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and military sexual trauma.
- Improve mental health-related emergency response
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