One of the most important things anyone can do to increase awareness of Mental Health care funding is to make sure our elected officials are aware that it matters to you, the voter.
This goes for anything that you care about: bad roads, making sure mothers can breastfeed in public without being hassled, school funding, vaccination requirements, light rail etc. The only way to make a difference is to make yourself heard. So this is a public urging for all of you to tell your elected officials at the State, Local and Federal level what matters to you.
I'm in Virginia and Gov McDonnell just announced his new biannual budget for 2012-2014. You can read it here. The part relating to Behavioral Health is on page 6. It calls for a $30 million increase to the budget, which is not near enough to help everyone who needs it.
So speak up. Lots of people are counting on you. If you don't know who your representatives are in the General Assembly here's a link to find out. And if you need to know who your Federal representatives are click here.
It will take so little of your time, but if enough of us spend that time it will make a difference.
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