Well Being Trust Urges Changes To U.S. Behavioral Health Policy To Improve Assessment & Access To Care

To improve behavioral health in the United States, Well Being Trust recommends that policymakers adopt a new framework with five engagement points to increase the frequency of behavioral health assessments and better facilitate access to care. The framework includes recommendations to promote mental wellness, prevent and/or treat mental illness, and maintain mental wellness. The five engagement points are health systems, judicial systems, education systems, workplace and unemployment, and “the whole community.” In this framework, promotion and prevention are supported by seven community conditions that provide civic belonging, a thriving natural world, reliable transportation, lifelong learning, meaningful work and wealth . . .