Mental health care is hard to find, especially for people with Medicare or Medicaid

(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR)

With rates of suicide and opioid deaths rising in the past decade and children’s mental health declared a national emergency, the United States faces an unprecedented mental health crisis. But access to mental health care for a significant portion of Americans — including some of the most vulnerable populations — is extremely limited, according to a new government report released Wednesday. Continue reading here…

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