Inside STAT: A push to make mental health care a campaign priority

“Medicare for All.” The future of Obamacare. Drug prices. These topics are already among the most discussed issues among candidates ahead of the 2020 election. Now, some of the most prominent mental health organizations in the country are pushing to make sure mental health becomes a focus of the campaign, with a new initiative to get candidates in a variety of races to outline their policy proposals and implementation plans. They’ve formed a group called Mental Health for US and secured hundreds of thousands of dollars to urge policymakers to improve prevention, access and intervention, and recovery services for mental health. STAT's Megan Thielking has the story here.