EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Mental health advocates are calling attention to the need for improved mental health treatment availability in light of newly signed gun legislation. One of their main concerns is mental health treatment availability.
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health policy research group, Michigan has a mental health care worker shortage, with only 33% of Michiganders having their mental health needs met. The gap would require 226 additional mental health care workers to address the shortage.
While gun reform is welcomed, advocates argue that it does not address the root cause of the issue.
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