Medicaid is the largest source of funding for mental health services. If these cuts were to go into effect, millions of our nation’s most vulnerable families and children would be unable to access vital healthcare services.

Your Representative needs to hear from you about the dire impact this proposal would have on people with mental illness! Take action by clicking here to easily send a message urging your U.S. House Representative to vote against the budget proposal when it comes to the floor this week. 
We encourage you to personalize your message before sending.

Click here to read a fact sheet outlining the details of the Medicaid cuts.

Mental illnesses are biologically-based, therefore both treatable and manageable.

• We advocate for awareness of this fact among public officials and citizens.
• We advocate for and collaborate in advanced research into the prevention, early detection, and treatment of these illnesses.

Individuals should be able to seek treatment without being stigmatized.

• We advocate for funding of public campaigns to address stigma.
• We advocate for public policies that address discrimination against persons with these illnesses.

Individuals can achieve an improved level of mental health and independence when they have appropriate clinical supports.

• We advocate for the inclusion of residential rehabilitation programs such as Rose Hill Center in public and private funding options.
• We advocate for comprehensive mental health services as appropriate to the specific needs of the individual.

People should have access to quality treatment regardless of their ability to pay.

• We advocate for adequate funding through the public mental health system to support these levels of care.
• We advocate for insurance parity at the federal and state levels to support these levels of care.